Letter, from Constantin Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at the Hague
Reference number: EL/H3/35
Date: 26 January 1677
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Concerning the Queen of Hungary's water (rosemary flowers distilled in spirit of wine); requests opinions about Leeuwenhoek's work; asks for a map of London for his son-in-law
- Reference number
- EL/H3/35
- Earliest possible date
- 26 January 1677
- Page extent
- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Constantijn Huygens, Letter, from Constantin Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at the Hague, 26 January 1677, EL/H3/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_35/letter-from-constantin-huygens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-the-hague, accessed on 24 June 2025
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