Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Olaus Rudbeck, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O1/96
Date: 08 January 1669
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Invites him to be a correspondent of the Society; concerning his desire to compile a history of nature and would like a report about the air, earth, water and minerals of Sweden
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- EL/O1/96
- Earliest possible date
- 08 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, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Olaus Rudbeck, dated at London, 08 January 1669, EL/O1/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_96/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-olaus-rudbeck-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 July 2025
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