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Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/W1/124

Date: 04 August 1671

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Comments on Thomas Hobbes's 'English paper' on geometry (see EL/W1/124a)

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EL/W1/124
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04 August 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, 04 August 1671, EL/W1/124, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_124/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 24 January 2026

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