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Paper, 'Objections agaisnt ye Experimental way of Philosophy' by Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: CLP/24/42

Date: 17th century

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Oldenburg laments the inconsistencies present in the way experiments are carried out and recorded. Calls upon the Royal Society to set an example by demonstrating care and patience in 'ye making of experiments, and in the recording ye process'.

Subject: Experiments

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CLP/24/42
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17th century
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Paper, 'Objections agaisnt ye Experimental way of Philosophy' by Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society, 17th century, CLP/24/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_42/paper-objections-agaisnt-ye-experimental-way-of-philosophy-by-henry-oldenburg-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 19 September 2024

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