| RefNo | EL/O2/114 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christian Huygens, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 2 June 1673 |
| Description | Received 12 copies of Huygens new book and distributed them accordingly; that Wallis has written to him about discovering a straight line equal to a paraboloid; that Hooke had constructed a circular pendulum; concerning an instrument for measuring the speed of falling bodies; that Oldenburg will forward the opinions of Fellows about Huygens' book |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 10, p 1 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4f991cf2-0a9f-4341-8855-d396636cfda1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |