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

Reference number: EL/W1/83

Date: 19 January 1669

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Concerning appointment of Erasmus Bartholin to correct errors in 'Historia Coelestis'; suggests changes to the end of his response to Dulaurens, if the letter has not been published; concerning papers relating to accelerated and decelerated motion for Hevelius

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EL/W1/83
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19 January 1669
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3 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, 19 January 1669, EL/W1/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_83/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 15 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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