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Letter, from John Borelli to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Brutius

Reference number: EL/B1/115

Date: 20 April 1673

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Borelli discusses Leibniz's 'Hypothesis physica nova' and states that new discoveries have been made about Mount Etna, which he will send at a later date

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EL/B1/115
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20 April 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Letter, from John Borelli to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Brutius, 20 April 1673, EL/B1/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_115/letter-from-john-borelli-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-brutius, accessed on 13 March 2026

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