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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christiaan Huygens, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/110

Date: 30 March 1669

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States that his contribution to the laws of motion will be acknowledged in the register books but failure to publish his theory was down to him

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EL/O1/110
Earliest possible date
30 March 1669
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christiaan Huygens, dated at London, 30 March 1669, EL/O1/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_110/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-christiaan-huygens-dated-at-london, accessed on 10 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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