| RefNo | EL/OB/31 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 4 July 1665 |
| Description | Concerning the plague in London - that Southwark was not an affected area; concerning anti-Cartesian discourses from the College of Clermont - discussion outlined (in Latin); news from John Beale that Kufler, a Dutchman, put fireworks in the naval fight; Beale also has a very large diamond made from black flint by a chemist, and that the spirit of wine is sealed in a thermometer; experiments with lettuce seeds; concerning political events - that the English fleet has gone back to sea under Prince Rupert |
| Language | Latin |
| English |
| Extent | 5p |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 430 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9bcabd83-30f3-43f1-96f6-07fcee0c3e80 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |