Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius
Reference number: EL/O1/59
Date: 01 February 1668
Description
That English mathematicians have agreed that Slusius had found a solution of the biquadratic equations by means of a parabola and a circle and glad that he was producing a new edition of his 'Mesolabe'; discussing Francis Dulaurens' 'Specimina mathematica'
- Reference number
- EL/O1/59
- Earliest possible date
- 01 February 1668
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg
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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius, 01 February 1668, EL/O1/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_59/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-renatus-franciscus-slusius, accessed on 16 July 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius
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Henry Oldenburg
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