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, 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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