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Letter, from George Croke to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Waterstoke

Reference number: EL/C1/113

Date: 02 February 1674

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Autograph letter
Croke discusses the mercury hourglass; wishes to see the six foot telescope; discusses experiments to stop the blood flowing from a severed artery

Reference number
EL/C1/113
Earliest possible date
02 February 1674
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Croke

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Sir; George Croke

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George Croke, Sir; George Croke, Letter, from George Croke to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Waterstoke, 02 February 1674, EL/C1/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_113/letter-from-george-croke-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-waterstoke, accessed on 08 February 2026

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