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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to George Caspar Kirchmeyer

Reference number: EL/O2/171

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Thanks for his letter; discussing experiments about 'an everlasting light and artificial gold'

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EL/O2/171
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1 page
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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, EL/O2/171, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_171/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-george-caspar-kirchmeyer, accessed on 12 December 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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