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

Reference number: EL/OB/71

Date: 03 December 1667

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States that his paper on experiments of light was well-received; that it was timely because an experiment with compressed air was carried out by the Society recently; that 50 attended the Society's dinner and a new council was elected (names listed); states that he has received many letters from foreign correspondents with details about a physic from Danzig (Gdansk) injecting liquids into veins - refers to the man who was injected with sheep's blood was still alive (mentioned in EL/OB/70); concerning the Swedes' position in the war

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EL/OB/71
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03 December 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, 03 December 1667, EL/OB/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_71/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 15 December 2025

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