Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Carl Drelincourt, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O2/172
Date: 24 May 1677
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Thanks for the gifts; discussing a specimen of the natural history of England - wishes this to be an example to other nations so that a universal natural history could be produced
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- EL/O2/172
- Earliest possible date
- 24 May 1677
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Carl Drelincourt, dated at London, 24 May 1677, EL/O2/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_172/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-carl-drelincourt-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 August 2026
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