Letter, from James Crawford to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice
Reference number: EL/C1/126
Date: 27 March 1676
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Autograph letter
Crawford wishes to introduce a Scottish gentleman to Oldenburg and also discusses a certain Friar (unnamed) whose field of research is experimental philosophy
Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'
- Reference number
- EL/C1/126
- Earliest possible date
- 27 March 1676
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Crawford, Letter, from James Crawford to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice, 27 March 1676, EL/C1/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_126/letter-from-james-crawford-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-venice, accessed on 06 December 2025
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