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Reference numberEL/T/11
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Francisco Travagino to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice
CreatorTravagino; Francesco (1623-1678); learned physicist; doctor
Date1670
DescriptionSends two more copies of observations of the latest earthquake at Ragusa; praises the Society's work on the nature and laws of motion; concerning blood transfusion experiments - Travagino gives his results regarding this and provides nine points for carrying out this type of experiment in future
Read to the Royal Society on 26 May 1670
LanguageLatin
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originVenice, Veneto, Italy
Origin coordinates45.43861, 12.32667
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 6, p 492
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/37d55a5d-902b-466f-a4fd-b2bf5207444b
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA927Travagino; Francesco (c 1623 -1678); mathematician and physicianc 1623 -1678
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