Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/S1/51

Date: 01 January 1667

Description

Provides solution of a biquadratic equation containing all terms by means of a parabola and a circle; praises the work of the Royal Society; explains experiment to show how an arc can be geometrically solved
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Read to the Royal Society on 28 November 1667

Reference number: EL/S1/51
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1667
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius

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Rene Francois de Sluse

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Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Rene Francois de Sluse, Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1667, EL/S1/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_51/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 23 January 2026

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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 S1
1663-1687 Reference number: EL/S1

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Henry Oldenburg
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius
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The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

Dates: 1613 - 1740

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