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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Godin de Sainte Croix, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/119

Date: 21 June 1673

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Concerning the Royal Institution 'to promote Natural knowledge by Experiments'; encourages Sainte Croix to study physiology because the Royal Society is interested in that area

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EL/O2/119
Earliest possible date
21 June 1673
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2 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 Godin de Sainte Croix, dated at London, 21 June 1673, EL/O2/119, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_119/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-godin-de-sainte-croix-dated-at-london, accessed on 25 June 2025

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