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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/H1/20

Date: 01 June 1663

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Gives congratulations on the establishment of the Royal Society

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EL/H1/20
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01 June 1663
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens, Letter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray, dated at Paris, 01 June 1663, EL/H1/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_20/letter-from-christian-huygens-to-robert-moray-dated-at-paris, accessed on 14 September 2024

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