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Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg

Reference number: EL/S1/126

Date: 01 January 1673

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Copy of a letter dated 31 March 1673 sent with letter dated 10 November 1673 - concerning errors in the printing of translations of 'Philosophical Transactions'

Letter dated 10 November enclosing copy of the letter of 31 March which must have been lost in transit - concerning errors in the printing of translations of 'Philosophical Transactions'; the art of colouring marble and the Chinese method of making varnish

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EL/S1/126
Earliest possible date
01 January 1673
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

Creator name

Christoph Sand

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Christoph Sand, Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg, 01 January 1673, EL/S1/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_126/letter-from-christoph-sand-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-hamburg, accessed on 24 March 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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