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Draft Letter from John Collins to Henry Oldenburg for Slusius

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/72-73

Scope and Contents

From the File:

This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 folio(s) (f.2 [folio] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Add.9597/13/5/72,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/72,v.tif Add.9597/13/5/73,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/73,v.tif

Bibliography

Rigaud, vol.I, pp.142-147, no.57. General Dictionary, vol.X, p.544.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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