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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London

Reference number: EL/OB/18

Date: 20 October 1664

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Concerning delivery of Dr Merrit's experiments; sends enquiries and answers concerning Greenland; concerning the experiments to show acceleration of the descent of bodies in water; transcribes part of a letter (in French) from Zulichem to Robert Moray concerning the oscillation of a chord being similar to a pendulum; transcribes Sorbiere's letter (in Latin) to the Bishop of Laon concerning Lord Aubigny; concerning political events in Guinea

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EL/OB/18
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20 October 1664
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5 pages
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 20 October 1664, EL/OB/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_18/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 11 December 2024

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