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Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/S1/60

Date: 01 January 1670

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Concerning Christopher Wren's hyperbolical cylindroid and looks forward to seeing what success he has at grinding lenses; meteorological observations made with a new thermometer; concerning Michel Seneschall
Read at the Royal Society on 20 January 1670

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EL/S1/60
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01 January 1670
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Renatus Franciscus Slusius

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Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1670, EL/S1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_60/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 21 March 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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