Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O2/44
Date: 21 January 1670
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Wishes to publish Willughby's work so that others will know how to enquire about the nature of particular bodies; concerning Drs Hulse and Fisher's work on liquid of ants, which Oldenburg thinks is used as a diuretic; discussing the nature of the distilled pismires (type of ant)
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- EL/O2/44
- Earliest possible date
- 21 January 1670
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- 2 pages
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Henry Oldenburg
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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London, 21 January 1670, EL/O2/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_44/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-francis-willughby-dated-at-london, accessed on 08 July 2025
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Francis Willughby
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