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Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/I1/30

Date: 19 May 1668

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Concerning delivery of parcels; states that Denis has been attacked following the death of the man who had a blood transfusion; wishing to know if Morland's mathematical machine is similar to the one of Pascal; concerning a Dutchman who has a theory about determining longitude; concerning political and religious events in Europe; observations of an horizontal eclipse

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EL/I1/30
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19 May 1668
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Justel

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Henry Justel, Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg, 19 May 1668, EL/I1/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_30/letter-from-henry-justel-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 06 February 2025

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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