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Letter, from Edmond Halley to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Queen's College Oxford

Reference number: EL/H3/39

Date: 08 May 1676

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Concerning an article for publication in 'Philosophical Transactions'; enquiry about the French expedition to study the southern stars

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EL/H3/39
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08 May 1676
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Edmond Halley

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Edmond Halley, Letter, from Edmond Halley to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Queen's College Oxford, 08 May 1676, EL/H3/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_39/letter-from-edmond-halley-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-queens-college-oxford, accessed on 22 April 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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