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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Borelli, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/57

Date: 02 November 1671

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Thanks for Borelli's gift to the Society of several works on the burning of Mount Etna; that John Wallis has finished his work on motion and that the third volume is going to be sent to him; that Boyle is sending 'Origin of forms and qualities' and other works

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EL/O2/57
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02 November 1671
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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 John Borelli, dated at London, 02 November 1671, EL/O2/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_57/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-borelli-dated-at-london, accessed on 03 December 2024

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