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Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich

Reference number: EL/S1/56

Date: 24 October 1668

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Concerning delivery of Slusius's 'Mesolabe'; concerning other literary notices; concerning stones (fossils) found near Huum; details about the winds in the Liege region

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EL/S1/56
Earliest possible date
24 October 1668
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4 pages
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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, dated at Luttich, 24 October 1668, EL/S1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_56/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-luttich, accessed on 08 November 2025

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