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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Baptist Gornia, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/106

Date: 15 March 1673

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Regrets the death of Carlo Fracassati; encourages correspondence with Gornia and other Italian philosophers; concerning Boyle's work on air and flame; concerning the work of Swammerdam

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EL/O2/106
Earliest possible date
15 March 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Baptist Gornia, dated at London, 15 March 1673, EL/O2/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_106/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-baptist-gornia-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 December 2025

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