Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg , dated at Oxford
Reference number: EL/W1/79
Date: 21 December 1668
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States that he cannot solve a problem sent by Wassenaer (mentioned in EL/W1/78); concerning corrections to 'Historia Coelestis'; explanation about whether motion can be lost
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- EL/W1/79
- Earliest possible date
- 21 December 1668
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg , dated at Oxford, 21 December 1668, EL/W1/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_79/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 15 January 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Henry Oldenburg
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John Wallis
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