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Letter, from John Werden to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stockholm

Reference number: EL/W3/49

Date: 29 April 1671

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Concerning Rudbeckius's inventions which he hopes to receive a draft; meteorological observations from Sweden; would like to know if any improvements had been made regarding shortening pocket watches to the same exactness as pendulums; concerns sending editions of 'Philosophical Transactions'

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EL/W3/49
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29 April 1671
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Sir; John Werden

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Sir; John Werden, Letter, from John Werden to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stockholm, 29 April 1671, EL/W3/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_49/letter-from-john-werden-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-stockholm, accessed on 19 January 2026

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