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Letter, from John Borelli to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Messina, Italy

Reference number: EL/B1/114

Date: 10 April 1671

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Borelli sends copies of his work 'De motionibus naturalibus a gravitate pendentibus' and 16 copies of his work on the eruption of Mount Etna; he also sends other works for John Collins
Read to the Royal Society on 2 November 1671

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EL/B1/114
Earliest possible date
10 April 1671
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

Creator name

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Letter, from John Borelli to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Messina, Italy, 10 April 1671, EL/B1/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_114/letter-from-john-borelli-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-messina-italy, accessed on 04 December 2024

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