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Letter, from Christopher Kirkby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)

Reference number: EL/K/13

Date: 06 May 1676

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Concerning Johannes Hevelius's opinions about Robert Hooke's new instrument; discussing flint glass

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EL/K/13
Earliest possible date
06 May 1676
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Christopher Kirkby

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Christopher Kirkby, Letter, from Christopher Kirkby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), 06 May 1676, EL/K/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_k_13/letter-from-christopher-kirkby-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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