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RefNoEL/H3/18
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Henshaw to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Kensington
CreatorHenshaw; Thomas (1618-1700); alchemist; writer
Date22 March 1677
DescriptionDetails of an experiment with a lodestone and iron bar, which was carried out at the Royal Society on 1 March
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originKensington, London, England
Origin coordinates51.50094, -0.19175
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 13, p 230
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/734c97ea-176d-4304-bf5b-e3689831768c
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8237Henshaw; Thomas (1618 - 1700); alchemist and writer1618 - 1700
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