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Letter, from Jean de le Quintinye to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/Q/5

Date: 25 November

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Note reads: 'Not to be ent'd [in the Letter Book]'

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EL/Q/5
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25 November
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Jean de La Quintinie

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Jean de La Quintinie, Letter, from Jean de le Quintinye to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 25 November, EL/Q/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_q_5/letter-from-jean-de-le-quintinye-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 08 July 2025

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