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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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16 letters from William Neile; 0 letters from Henry Oldenburg

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That there is too much uncertainty with the principles of motion; ends with a quote from Gassendus about atoms

Reference number: EL/N1/9

Praising the work of the Society; discussing St George Ent's theory about blood; about the movement of chyle in the body; considering the causes of jaundice

Reference number: EL/N1/10

Concerning the movement of chyle in the body; that blood transfusions were being carried out at Oxford; concerning Hooke's experiment of circulating blood with an open tube; wishes for further research on diseases in beasts and about the nature of the spleen in the body Postscript has Neile's thoughts about the blood, lymph glands; concerning Swammerdam's book on respiration

Reference number: EL/N1/11
1668

Discussing Hooke's theory about collision of bodies; discussing compound motion

Reference number: EL/N1/12

Returns Wallis's letter on experiments to show motion and gives comments upon it

Reference number: EL/N1/13

Discussing the blood transfusion experiment in Paris; concerning the naming of animals by Adam in Genesis; concerning respiration and whether air should be injected into veins

Reference number: EL/N1/15
1669

Discussing compound motion in reference to Wallis's theories on this

Reference number: EL/N1/14

On the topic of collision of bodies - wishes Wren had explained his theories better

Reference number: EL/N1/16

Two letters: 16 January - Neile presents his theory of motion 22 January - believes that everything has been sent on the motion of simple bodies

Reference number: EL/N1/17

Neile has drawn up his principles and applied them to two experiments - believes that his papers should not be read to the Society but presented to Brouncker for his perusal only

Reference number: EL/N1/18

Concerning Wren's opinions of Neile's paper on the collision of bodies

Reference number: EL/N1/19

Wishes for comments on his theory of motion of bodies; concerning the motion of small particles

Reference number: EL/N1/20

Discussing Wallis's theories of motion of bodies

Reference number: EL/N1/21

Concerning the motion of small particles

Reference number: EL/N1/22

Discussing theories of motion of bodies and Wallis's objections to these

Reference number: EL/N1/23

Justifying theory of motion in light of Wallis's objections

Reference number: EL/N1/24