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RefNoEL/W3/49
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Werden to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stockholm
CreatorWerden; Sir; John (1640-1716); diplomat; politician; first baronet
Date29 April 1671
DescriptionConcerning Rudbeckius's inventions which he hopes to receive a draft; meteorological observations from Sweden; would like to know if any improvements had been made regarding shortening pocket watches to the same exactness as pendulums; concerns sending editions of 'Philosophical Transactions'
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originStockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
Origin coordinates59.33258, 18.0649
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 30
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b83cf84e-70fb-422d-a833-2c79f4d3fb5d
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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