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Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/S1/61

Date: 10 March 1670

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Concerning reply to John Wallis on cylindroids; concerning newly-printed books to be acquired; demonstrates a method for finding the foci of any conic section
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EL/S1/61
Earliest possible date
10 March 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, 10 March 1670, EL/S1/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_61/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 23 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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