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

Reference number: EL/OB/31

Date: 04 July 1665

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Concerning the plague in London - that Southwark was not an affected area; concerning anti-Cartesian discourses from the College of Clermont - discussion outlined (in Latin); news from John Beale that Kufler, a Dutchman, put fireworks in the naval fight; Beale also has a very large diamond made from black flint by a chemist, and that the spirit of wine is sealed in a thermometer; experiments with lettuce seeds; concerning political events - that the English fleet has gone back to sea under Prince Rupert

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EL/OB/31
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04 July 1665
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5 pages
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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 04 July 1665, EL/OB/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_31/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 June 2025

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