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

Reference number: EL/OB/59

Date: 23 October 1666

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States that he does not have a printer to publish 'Philosophical Transactions'; concerning the King's declaration of war against the King of Denmark; states that there might be peace between Britain and France soon with extracts from letters in French about this

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EL/OB/59
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23 October 1666
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4 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, 23 October 1666, EL/OB/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_59/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 16 January 2025

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