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

Reference number: EL/OB/53

Date: 08 June 1666

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Concerning experiments to show circular and elliptical motion; concerning papers on dying and papers on a rare stone and some chemical elements; that Auzout and Hevelius have been elected to the Fellowship and mentions other Frenchmen to be considered; concerning a paper by Cassini on his astronomical observations using Campani's telescope; concerning the Anglo-Dutch naval battle in the Channel

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EL/OB/53
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08 June 1666
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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, 08 June 1666, EL/OB/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_53/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 05 October 2024

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