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Autograph letter concerning the publication of 'Philosophical Transactions' and corrections to Boyle's 'History of Cold'

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EL/B1/101
Earliest possible date
23 December 1665
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Robert Boyle

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Robert Boyle, Robert Boyle, Letter, from Robert Boyle to Henry Oldenburg, 23 December 1665, EL/B1/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_101/letter-from-robert-boyle-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 11 March 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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