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Sends Balduin his diploma of election to the Fellowship; wishes for an account of how to prepare his 'phosphorus'; that there was another German who was selling a similar sample to Balduin's 'phosphorus' but that he was being ignored; citation of the diploma is given

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EL/O2/173
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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 Christian Balduin, EL/O2/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_173/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-christian-balduin, accessed on 02 December 2024

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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