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

Reference number: EL/OB/78

Date: 28 January 1667

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Concerning a proposed building for the Society; instructions about what Fellows should do if they want to deposit items with the Society; concerning an enquiry about Greeks' faith and the doctrine of the sacrament; concerns examining air pressure at sea; concerning Dr Lower's explanation for why some horses' eyes are blind; concerning minerals sent by Colepresse; concerns raising money for next summer's fleet; that the Frenchman who had a blood transfusion is well again; concerning political events in Europe

Reference number: EL/OB/78
Earliest possible date: 28 January 1667
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 28 January 1667, EL/OB/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_78/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 15 January 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters OB (Oldenburg and Beale)
1657-1682 Reference number: EL/OB

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Robert Boyle
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Henry Oldenburg
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Dates: 1613-1740

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