BIB_ID
299816
Accession number
MA 3874.9
Creator
König, Samuel, 1712-1757.
Display Date
1751 June 26.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. H. P. Kraus, 1979.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection 19 letters related to the least action controversy. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see collection-level record for MA 3874 for more information.
Signed "S. Koenig."
Signed "S. Koenig."
Provenance
Gift of Mr. H. P. Kraus, 1979.
Summary
Sending a copy of Leibniz's letter that Koenig had quoted in his paper on the principle of least action in Acta Eruditorum. Mentioning that he obtained the letter from Mr. Henzy who was decapitated at Bern two years ago. Commenting upon Albrecht Haller and discussing several large new telescopes which were being built. With a postscript informing Maupertuis of several misprints of his paper in the Acta.
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