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Letter, from Anthony Lucas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Liege

Reference number: EL/L5/95

Date: 23 October 1676

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Further discussion of Newton's theory of light and colour and examines his 'experimentum crucis'

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EL/L5/95
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23 October 1676
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Anthony Lucas

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Anthony Lucas, Letter, from Anthony Lucas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Liege, 23 October 1676, EL/L5/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_95/letter-from-anthony-lucas-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-liege, accessed on 12 December 2025

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