Letter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/H1/78
Date: 04 June 1673
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Concerning the demonstration of the isochronism of the cycloid; concerning Hooke's circular pendulum; enquiry about Slusius's method of tangents; raising doubts about Pardies' treatise on mechanics
- Reference number
- EL/H1/78
- Earliest possible date
- 04 June 1673
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- 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, 04 June 1673, EL/H1/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_78/letter-from-christian-huygens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 15 January 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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Christiaan Huygens
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