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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Paul Rycaut

Reference number: EL/O1/56

Date: 30 January 1668

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Refers Rycaut to an article in 'Philosophical Transactions' with instructions about how the lunar eclipse should be observed; details proposals for a new building for the Royal Society and that benefactors will have their names listed in a book

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EL/O1/56
Earliest possible date
30 January 1668
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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 Paul Rycaut, 30 January 1668, EL/O1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_56/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-paul-rycaut, accessed on 22 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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