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Letter, from John Finch to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Florence

Reference number: EL/F1/44

Date: 14 July 1668

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Concerns Thomas Baines FRS (1622-1680) presenting Cardinal Leopold de Medici with the history of the Royal Society
Finch was Charles II's Resident in Florence
Read at the Royal Society on 6 August 1668

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EL/F1/44
Earliest possible date
14 July 1668
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Finch

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Sir; John Finch

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John Finch, Sir; John Finch, Letter, from John Finch to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Florence, 14 July 1668, EL/F1/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_44/letter-from-john-finch-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-florence, accessed on 10 March 2026

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