Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Finch, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O1/98
Date: 14 January 1669
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Enquiry about a Greek manuscript of chemistry in a library in Florence which he would like transcribed; concerning Boyle's work on springs and weights; that Wren, Wallis and Huygens have submitted papers about motion and asks if any Italian philosophers have carried out experiments on motion
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- EL/O1/98
- Earliest possible date
- 14 January 1669
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Finch, dated at London, 14 January 1669, EL/O1/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_98/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-finch-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 January 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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John Finch
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Henry Oldenburg
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