Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Winthrop of New England, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O1/8
Date: 01 March 1664
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Stating that the Society wishes to collect astronomical observations from several parts of the world with details of observations of Thomas Street in England; invites Winthrop to correspond about natural history in New England; that the Society already has information about the East Indies and gives details about a wood that smells like human excrement and used against evil spirits
- Reference number
- EL/O1/8
- Earliest possible date
- 01 March 1664
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Winthrop of New England, dated at London, 01 March 1664, EL/O1/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_8/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-winthrop-of-new-england-dated-at-london, accessed on 04 November 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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John Winthrop
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Henry Oldenburg
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