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

Reference number: EL/W1/35

Date: 13 December 1667

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Considering new properties of the circle which have not been fully understood, with figures and formulae

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EL/W1/35
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13 December 1667
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Wallis

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John Wallis, John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford, 13 December 1667, EL/W1/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_35/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 10 November 2025

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