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

Reference number: EL/S1/68

Date: 18 July 1671

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Concerning 'Diophantus redivivus' by Jacques de Billy; concerning Gomez Pereira's work and other various printed works; mentioning the spa waters in Germany; concerning a chemical experiment with niter dissolved in water and left on a saucer

Read to the Royal Society on 2 November 1671

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EL/S1/68
Earliest possible date
18 July 1671
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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, 18 July 1671, EL/S1/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_68/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-luttich, accessed on 16 May 2026

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