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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Henry Vollgnadio and John Jaenisius, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/93

Date: 22 July 1672

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Laments the death of Sachs; that only genuine items should be sent to the Society's repository; concerning the new theory of light and colour by Isaac Newton which was printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 6, no 80, p 3075

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EL/O2/93
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22 July 1672
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Henry Vollgnadio and John Jaenisius, dated at London, 22 July 1672, EL/O2/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_93/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-henry-vollgnadio-and-john-jaenisius-dated-at-london, accessed on 16 March 2026

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