Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London
Reference number: EL/OB/87
Date: 24 March 1667
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Concerning the Florentines' book of experiments; concerning the journal 'Il Giornale de letterati' with details of its contents; concerning the dissection of mole's eyes (in French; see EL/I1/21 for original); concerning the last meeting of the Society eg new kind of 'furnace' (incubator) for hatching chicks, new cyder-press; concerning political events in Europe
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- EL/OB/87
- Earliest possible date
- 24 March 1667
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 24 March 1667, EL/OB/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_87/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 13 October 2026
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Robert Boyle
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Henry Oldenburg
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