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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/3

Date: 16 July 1669

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Concerning work by William Brouncker on infinite cycloidics and Wren's hyperbolic-cylindroidal body suitable for making hyperbolic lenses; gives details of how to find the length of the arc of a circle; concerning books
Figure and mathematical formulae in text

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EL/O2/3
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16 July 1669
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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 Renatus Slusius, dated at London, 16 July 1669, EL/O2/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_3/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-renatus-slusius-dated-at-london, accessed on 06 December 2024

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