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Concerning his hypothesis of Saturn and that of Huygens' hypothesis on the same topic
Read to the Royal Society on 9 October 1661

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EL/W3/2
Earliest possible date
01 January 1661
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Christopher Wren

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Christopher Wren, Letter, from Christopher Wren to Paul Neile, dated at Oxford, 01 January 1661, EL/W3/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_2/letter-from-christopher-wren-to-paul-neile-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 28 April 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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