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Letter, from William Brouncker to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/B1/8

Date: 01 December 1670

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Autograph letter inviting Oldenburg to come for dinner. Brouncker continues by discussing the length of a second pendulum in French and English feet.

Subject: Physics

Reference number
EL/B1/8
Earliest possible date
01 December 1670
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Brouncker

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William Brouncker, Letter, from William Brouncker to Henry Oldenburg, 01 December 1670, EL/B1/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_8/letter-from-william-brouncker-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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