Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford
Reference number: EL/W1/33
Date: 16 November 1667
Description
Transcribes and translates his letter, sent two years previously, which demonstrated the rule for finding the year in the Julian period
Read to the Royal Society on 28 November 1667
- Reference number
- EL/W1/33
- Earliest possible date
- 16 November 1667
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford, 16 November 1667, EL/W1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_33/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 10 February 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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John Wallis
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