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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Benedict Spinoza to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/S1/36

Date: 10 November 1665

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Discussing how each part of nature agrees with the whole; concerning Descartes' laws of motion; concerning political events in Europe

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EL/S1/36
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10 November 1665
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Baruch Spinoza

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Baruch Spinoza, Letter, from Benedict Spinoza to Henry Oldenburg, 10 November 1665, EL/S1/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_36/letter-from-benedict-spinoza-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 11 August 2026

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