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

Reference number: EL/W1/33

Date: 16 November 1667

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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

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EL/W1/33
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16 November 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, 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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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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