| RefNo | EL/OB/66 |
| 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 | 8 October 1667 |
| Description | Has presented the two gilt books to William Brouncker as requested; concerning elections to the Fellowship and details of a recent meeting of the Society; concerning John Beale's work on hearing and smell and about publication of his other work; concerning political events in Europe (extract of Henry Justel's letter in French; see EL/I1/9 for original); concerning a blood transfusion experiment carried out on a baron of Sweden, whose intestines were diseased |
| Language | French |
| 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 3, p 508 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a12f4c3c-fde4-4623-85a7-2755afb0d51c |
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 | c1619 - 1677 |