| RefNo | EL/O1/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Pierre] Petit |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 1666 |
| Description | Thanking him for the present of his book concerning comets; that further work was going to be done on the movement of comets; pleased to hear that a philosophical society was to be established in Paris |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 150 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b6570ccc-0aa7-46c9-a11a-7b96a0234913 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4518 | Petit; Pierre (? 1594 - 1677); engineer and astronomer | ? 1594 - 1677 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |