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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Adrian Auzout, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/74

Date: 29 June 1668

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Wishes to know about the controversy between Divini and Campani concerning their lenses, and about the discoveries of Cassini; lists Italian philosophers who contributed to knowledge and made discoveries

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EL/O1/74
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29 June 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 Adrian Auzout, dated at London, 29 June 1668, EL/O1/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_74/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-adrian-auzout-dated-at-london, accessed on 15 December 2025

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