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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Stephen Flower, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/90

Date: 21 November 1668

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Wishing to accumulate materials for a 'Philosophicall Storehouse' so that a 'History of Nature' could be compiled; wishes for drawings of the pictures and carvings at Persepolis (in Persia)
Flower was the East India Company's factor at Isfahan

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EL/O1/90
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21 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, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Stephen Flower, dated at London, 21 November 1668, EL/O1/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_90/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-stephen-flower-dated-at-london, accessed on 07 November 2025

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