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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Ignatius Pardies, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/62

Date: 18 December 1671

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Thanks for gift of books to the Society; discusses Pere Rapin's work 'On local motion'; concerning Boyle's work on experiments to show sound in a vacuum; concerning the experiments by the Florentines

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EL/O2/62
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18 December 1671
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Ignatius Pardies, dated at London, 18 December 1671, EL/O2/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_62/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-ignatius-pardies-dated-at-london, accessed on 19 May 2025

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