Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O2/20
Date: 20 January 1670
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Concerning insects found in a piece of rotten wood, asking for his comments about it; wishes that more observations were made of the spiders; transcribes a letter from Huygens about his longitude watch (in French)
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- EL/O2/20
- Earliest possible date
- 20 January 1670
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London, 20 January 1670, EL/O2/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_20/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-francis-willughby-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 April 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Francis Willughby
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Henry Oldenburg
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