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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to George Croke, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/133

Date: 07 October 1673

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Discussing the trials made with the blood-staunching liquid; discusses thoughts on the longitude problem with passage from Ricciolo's work 'Geographia... Reformata' and an account about mercury clocks

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EL/O2/133
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07 October 1673
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to George Croke, dated at London, 07 October 1673, EL/O2/133, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_133/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-george-croke-dated-at-london, accessed on 03 December 2024

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