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

Reference number: EL/W1/16

Date: 03 April 1666

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Concerning copies of Peter of Blois' work held at various libraries at Oxford; states that it is difficult to find a transcriber

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EL/W1/16
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03 April 1666
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2 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, 03 April 1666, EL/W1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_16/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 02 December 2024

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