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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes

Reference number: EL/O1/95

Date: 03 January 1669

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Wishes him to recount philosophical experiments and discoveries to the Society from his travels to Rome; also wishes him to establish a Roman correspondent; lists Italian philosophers that he wishes to correspond with

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EL/O1/95
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03 January 1669
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, 03 January 1669, EL/O1/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_95/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-downes, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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