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Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/I1/5

Date: 26 May 1666

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Stating that there are plans to establish a Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris (actually founded in December 1666); concerning a decomposed body of a very tall woman found in Toulouse; concerning political figures of Germany and Poland

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EL/I1/5
Earliest possible date
26 May 1666
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Justel

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Henry Justel, Henri Justel, Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 26 May 1666, EL/I1/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_5/letter-from-henry-justel-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 08 July 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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