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RefNoEL/D1/6
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Jean Baptiste Denis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
CreatorDenis; Jean-Baptiste (1643-1704); personal physician to King Louis XIV
Date29 December 1670
DescriptionPromoting the work of the naturalist Paolo Boccone stating that he had found a new plant which leaves an imprint on paper.
Denis says that he will only come to England if the Royal Society invites him
LanguageFrench
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/29/9
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 329
Volume EL/B2 has letters from Boccone
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/85472070-a887-4dfa-9fe6-93284a23ac45
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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