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RefNoEL/L5/94
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TitleLetter, from Anthony Lucas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Liege
CreatorLucas; Anthony (1633-1693); Jesuit; experimental philosopher; professor of theology, English Jesuit College, Lige
Date27 March 1676
DescriptionSends observations of Newton's experiments about light and colour, which he has carried out independently, and conveys his reservations about the new theory
Figure in the margin
Read to the Royal Society on 8 June 1676
Lucas, a Jesuit, and Professor of Theology at Liege (1672), later Rector of the English College at Rome (1687)
LanguageEnglish
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originLige, Wallonia, Belgium
Origin coordinates50.63373, 5.56749
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 295
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 128, p 692
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9c97d0f6-f497-4137-841f-8bfc5a73f29b
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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