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

Reference number: EL/OB/29

Date: 10 December 1664

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Concerning Brouncker's notes on 'mercuriall phaenomena'; concerning experiments to show refraction; concerning Joseph Glanville's book 'Scepsis Scientifica'; that Thomas Henshaw had sent an account about frog-spawn; that Parliament are divided about raising money for war

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EL/OB/29
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10 December 1664
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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 Robert Boyle, dated at London, 10 December 1664, EL/OB/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_29/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 20 April 2026

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