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Letter, from Gregorio Leti to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Geneva

Reference number: EL/L5/97

Date: 08 July 1676

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Discussing the fourth volume of his work 'L'Italia Regnante'; states that he sends four copies to the Royal Society
Leti, former Jesuit, converted to Calvinism and settled in Geneva
Read to the Royal Society on 7 December 1676

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EL/L5/97
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08 July 1676
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Gregorio Leti

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Gregorio; Italian historian Leti

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Gregorio Leti, Gregorio; Italian historian Leti, Letter, from Gregorio Leti to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Geneva, 08 July 1676, EL/L5/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_97/letter-from-gregorio-leti-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-geneva, accessed on 14 November 2025

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