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Letter, from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Cambridge

Reference number: EL/N1/54

Date: 22 August 1676

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That Newton has been unable to carry out experiments because the days have not been clear; that he would like to promote fruit trees in Cambridge

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EL/N1/54
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22 August 1676
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton, Sir; Isaac Newton, Letter, from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Cambridge, 22 August 1676, EL/N1/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_54/letter-from-isaac-newton-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 24 January 2026

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