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Concerning the author of a geometrical problem and its answer, seeking to justify his book against Wallis
Transcription and translation see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 398

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EL/L5/16
Earliest possible date
23 May 1668
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francois Dulaurens

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Francois Dulaurens, Letter, from Francois du Laurens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 23 May 1668, EL/L5/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_16/letter-from-francois-du-laurens-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 May 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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