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Letter, from Robert Boyle to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/B1/96

Date: 28 October 1665

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Autograph letter concerning Dr Wallis's paper in 'Philosophical Transactions'; concerning a book on injections into animals, vol 1, no 6, pp 100-101.
Rough minutes from 26 April 1665 are attached.
Transcribed in LBO/ 28/ 16

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EL/B1/96
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28 October 1665
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Boyle

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Robert Boyle, Robert Boyle, Letter, from Robert Boyle to Henry Oldenburg, 28 October 1665, EL/B1/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_96/letter-from-robert-boyle-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 November 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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