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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Mr [Richard] Norwood, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/88

Date: 16 November 1668

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Thanks for his recent letter delivered by his son who gave a very good account of Bermuda and Jamaica; information about the length of lenses for telescopes being made

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EL/O1/88
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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 Mr [Richard] Norwood, dated at London, 16 November 1668, EL/O1/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_88/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-mr-richard-norwood-dated-at-london, accessed on 02 December 2024

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