Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius

Reference number: EL/O1/45

Date: 06 June 1667

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Sends an algebraic proposition (see EL/O1/46a) for Slusius's consideration which some say had already been solved by Johann Rahn in his 'Algebra'; Oldenburg will send a copy of the 'History' of the Royal Society as soon as it is printed; wishes for any titles of books on physics or mathematics published in Liege

At the end Oldenburg has written a note for Henry Justel about whether it was Magnan who wrote against Lalovera's tract on mechanics

Reference number: EL/O1/45
Earliest possible date: 06 June 1667
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius, 06 June 1667, EL/O1/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_45/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-renatus-franciscus-slusius, accessed on 25 January 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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Renatus Franciscus Slusius
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Henry Oldenburg
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The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

Dates: 1613 - 1740

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