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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Mr [Olof] Rudbeck, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/30

Date: 23 July 1670

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Outlines the aims of the Royal Society regarding a compilation of a natural history and that he feels that observations of Sweden would be useful here; that Edward Chamberlayne has reported that Rudbeck was engaged in building a new bridge; details of recent publications by Fellows

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EL/O2/30
Earliest possible date
23 July 1670
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Mr [Olof] Rudbeck, dated at London, 23 July 1670, EL/O2/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_30/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-mr-olof-rudbeck-dated-at-london, accessed on 03 December 2024

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