Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Christiaan] Huygens, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/97

Date: 11 January 1669

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Concerning reception of his theory of motion at the Society; concerning the dispute between Gregory and Huygens on the measurement of the circle

Reference number: EL/O1/97
Earliest possible date: 11 January 1669
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Christiaan] Huygens, dated at London, 11 January 1669, EL/O1/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_97/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-christiaan-huygens-dated-at-london, accessed on 10 December 2024

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters O1 (Oldenburg)
1663-1669 Reference number: EL/O1

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Christiaan Huygens
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Henry Oldenburg
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