| dc.creator | Borda, Jean-Charles de, 1733-1799 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Buache, Jean-Nicolas, 1741-1825 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Lagrange, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1736-1813 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de, 1732-1807 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de, 1749-1827 | en_US |
| dc.date | 1766 April 21 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:36:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:36:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1766 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | VBI_000556 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193530 | |
| dc.description | A signed, sealed letter of appointment of Francois de Lalande to the position of astronomer at the Bureau des Longitude, with a note of explanation written in English. Signatures of the letter include some founding members of the Bureau, such as Jean-Charles de Borda, Jean-Nicolas Buache, J.L. Lagrange and P.S. Laplace. | en_US |
| dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/822 | en_US |
| dc.language | fre | en_US |
| dc.rights | No Copyright - United States | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | seals (artifacts) | en_US |
| dc.subject | documents (object genre) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de, 1732-1807 | en_US |
| dc.title | Lalande | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | clippings (information artifacts) | |
