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Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery, 1793 September 25

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 530 Item 13
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery

Scope and Contents

Letter from Lalande in Bourg-en-Bresse to Mme. Dupiery in Paris on September 25, 1793. Lalande is back in Bourg-en-Bresse in Eastern France with the commission to build a new observatory in the town. While in Bourge-en Bresse, he can hear the bombardments in Lyon. The observaotry is in the process of recieving the acquisistion of moril.

Dates

  • 1793 September 25

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folded sheet (1 page) ; 17 x 22 cm, folded to 17 x 11 cm

Language of Materials

French

General

Holograph, unsigned.

General

Item is enclosed in a separate wrapper. The wrapper contains a brief summation detailing the enclosed letter.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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