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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Leopold de Medici, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/50

Date: 02 November 1667

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Concerning the importance of experimental societies, encouraging him to be a correspondent to the Society; states that a copy of the 'History' of the Royal Society is being sent to him

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EL/O1/50
Earliest possible date
02 November 1667
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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 Leopold de Medici, dated at London, 02 November 1667, EL/O1/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_50/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-leopold-de-medici-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 September 2024

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