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Extract of a letter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray

Reference number: EL/H1/56

Date: 01 January 1666

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Concerning his study to improve telescopic lenses; concerning a clock for use at sea

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EL/H1/56
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01 January 1666
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens, Christiaan Huygens, Extract of a letter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray, 01 January 1666, EL/H1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_56/extract-of-a-letter-from-christian-huygens-to-robert-moray, accessed on 18 May 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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