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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to George Caspar Kirchmeyer, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/170

Date: 23 April 1677

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Thanks for the gift of noctiluca with details about it; that further samples are required for experiments in the Society and that this would 'no doubt' lead to his election to the Fellowship

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EL/O2/170
Earliest possible date
23 April 1677
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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 George Caspar Kirchmeyer, dated at London, 23 April 1677, EL/O2/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_170/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-george-caspar-kirchmeyer-dated-at-london, accessed on 04 December 2024

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