Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Mr [John] Winthrop
Reference number: EL/O2/49
Date: 11 April 1671
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Thanks for the parcel of curiosities from New England and discusses the shell fish called Horse-foot; concerning the 'overturned hill' and believes it was strange that there was no earthquake; wishes for a history of New England; lists the recently published books that he sends
- Reference number
- EL/O2/49
- Earliest possible date
- 11 April 1671
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg
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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Mr [John] Winthrop, 11 April 1671, EL/O2/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_49/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-mr-john-winthrop, accessed on 07 November 2025
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John Winthrop
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Henry Oldenburg
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