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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francesco Travagino, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/136

Date: 15 October 1673

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Concerning works by Boyle which Oldenburg sent; wishes him to resume correspondence with the Society again; states that Willis has begun to work on the operation of medicines in the human body

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EL/O2/136
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15 October 1673
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francesco Travagino, dated at London, 15 October 1673, EL/O2/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_136/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-francesco-travagino-dated-at-london, accessed on 13 November 2025

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