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Letter, from Pierre Daniel Huet to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/H1/101

Date: 12 March 1674

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Introducing Father de Chales and his work; discussing the paintings by Mr Hacar; literary notices; enquiry about whether or not the report about an Irishman (Valentine Greatrakes) who cured ailments by touch was true

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EL/H1/101
Earliest possible date
12 March 1674
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Pierre Daniel Huet

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Pierre Daniel Huet, Letter, from Pierre Daniel Huet to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 12 March 1674, EL/H1/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_101/letter-from-pierre-daniel-huet-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 12 November 2024

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