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Letter, from Thomas Cornelio to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Naples

Reference number: EL/C1/108

Date: 01 January 1672

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Autograph letter
Cornelio believes that nature should be investigated by experiment, endorsing the view of the Royal Society, and he thanks the Royal Society for inviting him to join the Fellowship
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1672

Reference number
EL/C1/108
Earliest possible date
01 January 1672
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Tommaso Cornelio

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Tommaso Cornelio, Letter, from Thomas Cornelio to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Naples, 01 January 1672, EL/C1/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_108/letter-from-thomas-cornelio-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-naples, accessed on 07 March 2026

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