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

Reference number: EL/W1/29

Date: 19 January 1667

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Concerning Hevelius's work 'Mantissa' about the comet; discussing the controversy between Hevelius and Auzout about the comet; discussing Powle's observations of high tides of the Severn river; concerns tracking down copies of Peter of Blois's work
Read to the Royal Society on 23 June 1667

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EL/W1/29
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19 January 1667
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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, 19 January 1667, EL/W1/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_29/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 15 February 2025

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