| RefNo | EL/O2/35 |
| 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 | 8 November 1670 |
| Description | That the Dutch have carried out an experiment to break a glass by the human voice; that drawings of Saturn by Hevelius and Hooke are being printed (see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 5, no 65, p 2091); that he encloses the second part of Boyle's paper on 'New pneumatical experiments about respiration'; concerning letters received from de Monceaux; informing him about Leibniz' work on motion |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| 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 7, p 239 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a23179eb-f3fd-4d2e-8424-b3b429bc5203 |
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 |