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

Reference number: EL/W1/122

Date: 10 June 1671

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Thanks Oldenburg for his offer of kindness to be made towards his son; encloses a paper about an experiment (not specified) which was carried out at the Royal Society
Note reads: 'Not to be ent'd [in the Letter Book]'

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EL/W1/122
Earliest possible date
10 June 1671
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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, 10 June 1671, EL/W1/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_122/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 19 January 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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