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

Reference number: EL/W2/11

Date: 02 September 1673

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Discussing the flux and reflux of the sea in answer to Jessop's objections; concerning Pocock and the reading of Arabic or Persian manuscripts about botany and medicine
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EL/W2/11
Earliest possible date
02 September 1673
Page extent
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, 02 September 1673, EL/W2/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w2_11/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 04 December 2023

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