Letter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/H1/72
Date: 09 April 1672
Description
Discussing Newton's article in 'Philosophical Transactions' about lenses and mirrors for telescopes; discusses Slusius's analysis of Alhazen's problem about reflected rays (figures in text)
Oldenburg's notes on reverse
- Reference number
- EL/H1/72
- Earliest possible date
- 09 April 1672
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- 4 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, 09 April 1672, EL/H1/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_72/letter-from-christian-huygens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 07 February 2026
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Henry Oldenburg
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Christiaan Huygens
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