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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Southwell, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/120

Date: 08 June 1669

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Thanks for sending seeds for the repository at the Society; concerning the work of the Jesuit, Jeronimo Lobo; concerning literary notices; sending melon seeds to Howard, Paul Neile, and John Evelyn for trials

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EL/O1/120
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08 June 1669
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Southwell, dated at London, 08 June 1669, EL/O1/120, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_120/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-southwell-dated-at-london, accessed on 23 January 2026

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