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

Reference number: EL/O2/78

Date: 26 February 1672

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Thanks for delivering Malpighi's work to the Society and wishes Dodington to return with Nehemiah Grew's work on plants

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EL/O2/78
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26 February 1672
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Dodington, dated at London, 26 February 1672, EL/O2/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_78/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-dodington-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 December 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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