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Letter, from Johannes Battista Gornia to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/G1/29

Date: 01 January 1673

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Informing the Royal Society about the death of Carlo Fracassati, laments the death of John Wilkins, the vice-president of the Royal Society, and sends a paper about the sickness and death of the latter

Reference number
EL/G1/29
Earliest possible date
01 January 1673
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Giovanbattista Gornia

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Giovanbattista Gornia, Letter, from Johannes Battista Gornia to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1673, EL/G1/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_29/letter-from-johannes-battista-gornia-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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