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Letter, from John Collins to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: CLP/24/36

Date: 12 September 1669

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Refers to a letter Oldenburg is sending to [Renatus Franciscus] Slusius. Collins asks Oldenburg to request that Slusius send Griemberger's 'Catalogue Stellarum Fixarum' [Catalogue of the fixed stars]. Also asks that Oldenburg ask Slusius if he has any instruction for the 'Solving of Solid Problems'.

Subject: Astronomy, Mathematics.

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CLP/24/36
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12 September 1669
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Collins

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John Collins, Letter, from John Collins to Henry Oldenburg, 12 September 1669, CLP/24/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_36/letter-from-john-collins-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 December 2024

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