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

Reference number: EL/OB/41

Date: 21 November 1665

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Concerning Huygens' trials of grinding optic glasses; concerning production of 'History of Colours' in Holland; that Vossius is writing about the origin of the Nile; that M de Son has made some progress in his parabolical glasses; details of Auzout's work; concerning attempts of injecting into veins; concerning a salt-spring in Westphalia, Germany

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EL/OB/41
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21 November 1665
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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, 21 November 1665, EL/OB/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_41/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 24 January 2025

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