Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
Reference number: EL/S1/57
Date: 07 March 1669
Description
Concerning mathematical books; concerning Kircher's experiment to protect vines by mixing coal with oil and that Slusius might carry out a trial of it; concerning samples of James Gregory's work; enquiry about whether Thomas Hobbes is still alive
- Reference number
- EL/S1/57
- Earliest possible date
- 07 March 1669
- Page extent
- 4 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, dated at Luttich, 07 March 1669, EL/S1/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_57/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-luttich, accessed on 07 November 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius
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