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Letter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/H1/60

Date: 30 March 1669

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Discussing the publication of papers by Wren and Wallis on motion in 'Philosophical Transactions', which did not mention Huygens's work, despite their similarities; discussing his method of writing in code, which he is conveying to Robert Moray (see EL/H1/59)

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EL/H1/60
Earliest possible date
30 March 1669
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens, Christiaan Huygens, Letter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 30 March 1669, EL/H1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_60/letter-from-christian-huygens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 19 May 2026

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