Letter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/H1/87
Date: 12 October 1675
Description
Discusses the sending of more watches to the Royal Society with advice for correcting problems
- Reference number
- EL/H1/87
- Earliest possible date
- 12 October 1675
- Page extent
- 3 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, 12 October 1675, EL/H1/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_87/letter-from-christian-huygens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 14 November 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Henry Oldenburg
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Christiaan Huygens
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