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

Reference number: EL/OB/75

Date: 31 December 1667

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Concerns printing Boyle's work on coal and shining wood; that the Parisian man who had a blood transfusion has relapsed; concerning attempts to make peace in Europe and other political news from the continent (in French)

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EL/OB/75
Earliest possible date
31 December 1667
Page extent
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, 31 December 1667, EL/OB/75, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_75/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 August 2026

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