Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christiaan Huygens
Reference number: EL/O1/117
Date: 31 May 1669
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That there is concensus about the laws of motion set down by Huygens and Wren; sends printed copy of the English translation of his instructions for pendulum clocks; concerning Hooke's new pendulum clock; concerns a new method of printing; that trials on a 60-foot telescope have begun and would like to know about his progress in this field; concerning literary notices
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- EL/O1/117
- Earliest possible date
- 31 May 1669
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christiaan Huygens, 31 May 1669, EL/O1/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_117/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-christiaan-huygens, accessed on 06 March 2026
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Christiaan Huygens
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Henry Oldenburg
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