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

Reference number: EL/OB/67

Date: 15 October 1667

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Thanks for imparting knowledge about the growth of the magnet; concerns printing a list of Boyle's work; discussing the experiment to show respiration in a dog; concerns distribution of the history of the Society; concerning political events in Europe (in French); that Frenchmen have brought back a nearly pure metal from America, some of which is going to be turned into an assay

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EL/OB/67
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15 October 1667
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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, 15 October 1667, EL/OB/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_67/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 November 2024

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