Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johann Beckman, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/108

Date: 30 March 1668

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States that his observations of osteocolla and manna-grass were appreciated by the Society; encourages him to send further observations of Germany and sends some enquiries about mines and minerals; gives Lord Brereton's method for brewing beer; that Boyle's book on hdyrostatics is going to be translated into Latin; that first edition copies of the 'History of the Royal Society' are nearly sold out; concerning the blood transfusion experiments

Reference number: EL/O1/108
Earliest possible date: 30 March 1668
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johann Beckman, dated at London, 30 March 1668, EL/O1/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_108/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johann-beckman-dated-at-london, accessed on 21 May 2026

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters O1 (Oldenburg)
1663-1669 Reference number: EL/O1

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