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1 - Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale
2 - Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale
3 - Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale
4 - Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale
4a - Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale
5 - Copy of a letter, from unknown author to John Beale
6 - Copy of a letter, from unknown author to John Beale
7 - Letter, from Samuel Sorbiere to Robert Moray, dated at Paris
8 - Letter, from Samuel Sorbiere to Robert Moray, dated at Paris
9 - Letter, from Samuel Sorbiere to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
10 - Letter, from Samuel Sorbiere to Caesari
11 - Letter, from Samuel Sorbiere to the Royal Society, dated at Paris
12 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
13 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
14 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg
15 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
16 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
17 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
18 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Mr Smith, dated at Lisbon
19 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Colonel Dempsey, dated at Lisbon
20 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Captain Shanon, dated at Lisbon
21 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Lisbon
22 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Robert Hooke, dated at Custom House
23 - Letter, from Robert Southwell to Hans Sloane, dated at King's Weston
24 - Letter, from George Sinclar to Robert Moray, dated at Glasgow
25 - Letter, from George Sinclar [to the Royal Society], dated at Glasgow
26 - Letter, from George Sinclar to Robert Moray, dated at Glasgow
27 - Letter, from George Sinclar to Robert Moray, dated at Glasgow
28 - Extract of a letter, from Philip Skippon to John Ray, dated at London
29 - Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg
30 - Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg
31 - Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg
32 - Letter, from Philip Jacob Sachs to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Breslau
33 - Letter, from Philip Jacob Sachs to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Breslau
34 - Letter, from Philip Jacob Sachs to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Breslau
35 - Letter, from Philip Jacob Sachs to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Breslau
36 - Letter, from Benedict Spinoza to Henry Oldenburg
37 - Letter, from Benedict Spinoza to Henry Oldenburg
38 - Letter, from Robert Seymer to John Beale, dated at Hanford
39 - Extract of a letter, from Mr Samson to Mr [Edmund] King, dated at Montpellier
40 - Letter, from H Samson to Mr [Edmund] King
41 - Copy of a letter, from Johann Scheffer to Nicolaas Heinsius
41a - Copy of a letter, from Monsieur Fehre [to the Royal Society]
41b - Copy of a letter, from Monsieur Fehre [to the Royal Society]
42 - Letter, from Earl of Sandwich [Edward Montagu] to William Brouncker, dated at Madrid
42a - Observations of Venus witnessed in Madrid by Edward Montagu, dated at Madrid
43 - Observations of the solar eclipse witnessed in Madrid by Edward Montagu, dated at Madrid
44 - Observations of the sun's meridian, a lunar eclipse, and a solar eclipse made at Lisbon by Edward Montagu
45 - Observations of latitude and longitude of Madrid by Edward Montagu
46 - Observations of the moon's meridian at Madrid in 1666 by Edward Montagu
47 - Letter, from the Council of the Royal Society to the Earl of Sandwich [Edward Montagu]
48 - Letter, from John Sellers to Robert Hooke
49 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
50 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
51 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
52 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
53 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
54 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
55 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
56 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
57 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
58 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
59 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
60 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
61 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
62 - Copy of a letter, from Renatus Slusius to John Wallis, dated at Luttich
63 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
64 - Copy of a letter, from Renatus Slusius to John Wallis, dated at Luttich
65 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
66 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
67 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
68 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich
69 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
70 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
71 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
72 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
73 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
74 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
75 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
76 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
77 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
78 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
79 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
80 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
81 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
82 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
83 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to the Royal Society
84 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
85 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
86 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
87 - Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
88 - Copy of a letter, from Renatus Slusius to John Wallis
89 - Letter, from Henry Stubbe to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Warwick
90 - Letter, from Henry Stubbe [to the Royal Society], dated at Warwick
91 - Letter, from Henry Stubbe [to the Royal Society], dated at Warwick
92 - Letter, from Mr Steno [Niels Stensen] to Dr [William] Croon
93 - Letter, from Manfred Settala to Henry Oldenburg
94 - Letter, from Metredone Speed to William Brouncker, dated at Bristol
95 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to Henry Oldenburg
96 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Leyden
97 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius [to the Royal Society], dated at Leyden
98 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to King Charles II, dated at Leyden
99 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to the Royal Society, dated at Leyden
100 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Leyden
101 - Letter, from Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Leyden
102 - Letter, from J Schmiedt [Johannes Fabricius] to Timothy Clark, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
103 - Letter, from unknown to Robert Boyle, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
104 - Letter, from John Smith to Timothy Clark
105 - Extract of a letter, from John Smith to the publisher of 'Philosophical Transactions'
106 - Letter, from Richard Stafford to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Bermuda
107 - Letter, from Gasper de Merez de Souza to Henry Oldenburg
108 - Letter, from Gasper de Merez de Souza to Henry Oldenburg
109 - Letter, from R[obert] Selbie [to the Royal Society]
110 - Letter, from P[eter] Nelson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Durham
111 - Letter, from R[obert] Selbie to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Durham
112 - Letter, from Georg Stiernhielm to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stockholm
113 - Letter, from Georg Stiernhielm to William Brouncker, dated at Stockholm
114 - Letter, from John Sterpin to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Copenhagen
115 - Letter, from Thomas Strode to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Maperton
116 - Letter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
117 - Letter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
118 - Letter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
119 - Letter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
120 - Letter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
121 - Letter, from Henry Sivers to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
122 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
123 - Letter, from Henry Sivers to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
124 - Letter, from Henry Sivers to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
125 - Letter, from William Seaman to Martin Fogel, dated at London
126 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
127 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
128 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
129 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
129a - Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christoph Sand
130 - Letter, from Christoph Sand to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg
131 - Letter, from J[ohn] Sturdy [to the Royal Society], dated at Thurnham
132 - Letter, from J[ohn] Sturdy [to the Royal Society], dated at Thurnham
133 - Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society sent by Edward Smyth
134 - Letter, from Edward Smyth [to the Royal Society], dated at Trinity College, Dublin
135 - Letter, from Edward Smyth [to the Royal Society], dated at Trinity College, Dublin
136 - Letter, from Franciscus Spoleti to the Royal Society
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Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

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