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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius

Reference number: EL/O1/60

Date: 29 February 1668

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Letter of recommendation for Samuel Colepresse who was going to Leyden and asks Sylvius to introduce him to academics there

Crossed out on the reverse is a letter to Heinrich Coccejus (1644-1719) asking him to introduce Colepresse to learned men at Leyden

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EL/O1/60
Earliest possible date
29 February 1668
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius, 29 February 1668, EL/O1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_60/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-franciscus-de-le-boe-sylvius, accessed on 08 February 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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