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

Reference number: EL/W1/84

Date: 11 February 1669

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Concerning a letter by Huygens which is in code - guesses that it is about the 'method for turning a hyperbolical solid by ordinary instruments' - and suggests letters for the code; concerning corrections to 'Philosophical Transactions'

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EL/W1/84
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11 February 1669
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1 page
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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, 11 February 1669, EL/W1/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_84/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 15 May 2025

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