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Copy of a letter, from Christian Huygens [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/H1/21

Date: 02 September 1663

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Concerning his design of a candlestick (figures in margin)

Reference number
EL/H1/21
Earliest possible date
02 September 1663
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator names

Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens, Christiaan Huygens, Copy of a letter, from Christian Huygens [to the Royal Society], 02 September 1663, EL/H1/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_21/copy-of-a-letter-from-christian-huygens-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 09 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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