Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/49

Date: 25 November 1667

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Enquirying whether Slusius is revising his 'Mesolabe' into the symbolic method; asking him to contribute on the study of natural history and to the advancement of mathematics and mechanics; informs him that a blood transfusion between animals has been successful, with details of the blood transfusion of a man

Reference number: EL/O1/49
Earliest possible date: 25 November 1667
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius, dated at London, 25 November 1667, EL/O1/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_49/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-renatus-franciscus-slusius-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 January 2025

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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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