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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Samuel Sturmy, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/86a

Date: 16 November 1668

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Concerning high tides at the spring and autumn equinox; suggests that observations of tides should be made at the Isle of Lundy in the mouth of the Severn river

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EL/O1/86a
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16 November 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 Samuel Sturmy, dated at London, 16 November 1668, EL/O1/86a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_86a/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-samuel-sturmy-dated-at-london, accessed on 10 August 2026

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