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Letter, from Herbert to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Blois

Reference number: EL/H3/26

Date: 18 July 1674

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Concerning the mathematical inventions and machines of M Cervier; re-counting a letter from M de la Rouviere about experiments with a zinc-like metal and about two styptic substances

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EL/H3/26
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18 July 1674
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Somerset

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Charles Somerset, Letter, from Herbert to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Blois, 18 July 1674, EL/H3/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_26/letter-from-herbert-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-blois, accessed on 13 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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