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Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/W1/10

Date: 21 September 1664

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Concerns making a good transcription of Horrox's work with suggestions for further enquiries
Read to the Royal Society on 28 September 1664

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EL/W1/10
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21 September 1664
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Wallis

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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford, 21 September 1664, EL/W1/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_10/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 14 March 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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