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

Reference number: EL/W1/109

Date: 09 April 1670

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States that Hyrne has sent another packet (EL/H1/108) concerning his theory about tides

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EL/W1/109
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09 April 1670
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1 page
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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, 09 April 1670, EL/W1/109, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_109/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 15 May 2025

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