Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London
Reference number: EL/OB/72
Date: 10 December 1667
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Wishes to have Boyle's queries about shining wood and shining fish and details of related experiments; concerning news from Hevelius; expects the blood transfusion experiment to be well-attended next week; details about political developments for the Dutch
- Reference number
- EL/OB/72
- Earliest possible date
- 10 December 1667
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 10 December 1667, EL/OB/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_72/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 20 January 2026
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Robert Boyle
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Henry Oldenburg
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