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Letter, from Robert Boyle to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/B1/97

Date: 04 November 1665

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Autograph letter concerning Dr Wallis's paper in 'Philosophical Transactions'; concerning white blood; concerning an ox's tooth cased in gold; concerning white blood found in a man, which is discussed in 'Philosophical Transactions' volume 1, no 6, pp 100-101.
Transcribed in LBO/28/17

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EL/B1/97
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04 November 1665
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1 page
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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, 04 November 1665, EL/B1/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_97/letter-from-robert-boyle-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 11 May 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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