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Letter, from Francisco Travagino to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice

Reference number: EL/T/11

Date: 01 January 1670

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Sends two more copies of observations of the latest earthquake at Ragusa; praises the Society's work on the nature and laws of motion; concerning blood transfusion experiments - Travagino gives his results regarding this and provides nine points for carrying out this type of experiment in future
Read to the Royal Society on 26 May 1670

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EL/T/11
Earliest possible date
01 January 1670
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5 pages
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Manuscript
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Francesco Travagino

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Francesco Travagino, Francesco Travagino, Letter, from Francisco Travagino to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice, 01 January 1670, EL/T/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_11/letter-from-francisco-travagino-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-venice, accessed on 20 April 2026

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