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Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/I1/69

Date: 23 September 1673

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Concerning opinions about the work of Denis and styptic liquid; concerning Auzout's Italian trip with information about certain melons called 'Vernini' found at Rome; enquiry from Lantin about the length of a simple pendulum where each beat measures a second
Note reads: 'Not to be ent'd [in the Letter Book]'

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EL/I1/69
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23 September 1673
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3 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, 23 September 1673, EL/I1/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_69/letter-from-henry-justel-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 06 March 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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