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RefNoEL/OB/94
LevelItem
TitleExtract of a letter, from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Cambridge
CreatorNewton; Sir; Isaac (1642-1727); natural philosopher; mathematician
Date26 April 1676
DescriptionDiscussion of Robert Boyle's experiments about the incadescence of gold with mercury which had been printed in the Transactions
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript documents
Place originCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Origin coordinates52.2, 0.11667
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1b7827e6-2ba6-485d-8a31-12ae645e93f5
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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