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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Job Ludolf to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/L5/83

Date: 03 January 1677

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Presents a copy of his work 'Sciagraphia Historiae Ethiopiae' and gives an account of it

Reference number
EL/L5/83
Earliest possible date
03 January 1677
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Job Ludolf

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Job Ludolf, Letter, from Job Ludolf to Henry Oldenburg, 03 January 1677, EL/L5/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_83/letter-from-job-ludolf-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 26 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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