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Letter, from Thomas Willis to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/W3/9

Date: 01 January 1667

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Analysis of a powder which was sent to him
Read to the Royal Society on 12 December 1667

Reference number
EL/W3/9
Earliest possible date
01 January 1667
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1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Willis

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Thomas Willis, Thomas Willis, Letter, from Thomas Willis to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1667, EL/W3/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_9/letter-from-thomas-willis-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 April 2026

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  • Early Letters

    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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