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Extract of a letter, from Johannes Fredericus Gronovius to Theodore Haak

Reference number: EL/G1/2

Date: 01 January 1662

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Praising the foundation of the Royal Society in anticipation of the good work to follow
Read to the Royal Society on 3 September 1662

Reference number
EL/G1/2
Earliest possible date
01 January 1662
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Johann Friedrich Gronovius

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Johann Friedrich Gronovius, Extract of a letter, from Johannes Fredericus Gronovius to Theodore Haak, 01 January 1662, EL/G1/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_2/extract-of-a-letter-from-johannes-fredericus-gronovius-to-theodore-haak, accessed on 14 February 2026

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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