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RefNoCLP/3i/56
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Anagrammata propositionum XIV' by Christian Huygens
Date4 September 1669
DescriptionThese are anagrams of 14 propositions that describe Christian Huygens's discoveries. Huygens, in his letter to Henry Oldenburg dated 25 August 1669, asked them to be kept at the Royal Society in order to secure his priority in their discovery.

Subject: Physics / Coding

Read to the Royal Society on 21 October 1669.
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordRBO/4/23
CLP/3i/56/1
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CLP/3i/56/3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8062Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher1629 - 1695
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