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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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6 letters from Lorenzo Magalotti; 1 letter from Henry Oldenburg

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Sends a copy of a manuscript and also a printed paper about the present comet by Cassini; transcribes an extract from a letter with observations of the comet; transcribes an extract from a letter by Steno stating that he was going to write to Oldenburg about his paper on the origin of shells, molluscs and fossil teeth, and mentioning a controversial experiment which was practiced by him in Leyden, Paris and Florence (see EL/M1/46 for details)

09 May 1668 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/45

Sends a package with a paper by Cassini with his observations of the comet; transcribes an extract of a letter from Steno with details of his experiment about tying the artery against the vertebra without opening the animal; Steno also states that the comet had been seen in Livorno Read to the Royal Society on 4 June 1669

06 June 1668 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/46

Concerning the delivery of 'History of the Royal Society'

26 June 1668 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/47

Concerning Magalotti accompanying the Duke of Tuscany around Europe

21 November 1668 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/48
1669

25 May 1669 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/49
1670

Recommending the deliverer of this letter to the Royal Society

03 October 1670 Sender: Lorenzo Magalotti , Lorenzo Magalotti Reference number: EL/M1/50
1672

That a woman had a horn growing from her head which continued to grow after being cut; concerning a new lamp in Venice; concerning an earthquake near Rimini; discussing Newton's theory of colour and light; concerning recently published work by Boyle and by Dr Willis

13 June 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/87