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

Reference number: EL/W1/30

Date: 31 January 1667

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Discussing Hevelius's observations of the comet; wishes for observations of high tides along the south and east coasts of Britain
Read to the Royal Society on 6 February 1667

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EL/W1/30
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31 January 1667
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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, 31 January 1667, EL/W1/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_30/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 10 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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