| RefNo | EL/OB/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London |
| Date | 15 October 1667 |
| Description | Thanks for imparting knowledge about the growth of the magnet; concerns printing a list of Boyle's work; discussing the experiment to show respiration in a dog; concerns distribution of the history of the Society; concerning political events in Europe (in French); that Frenchmen have brought back a nearly pure metal from America, some of which is going to be turned into an assay |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 527 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b6cbc91b-09ff-4c73-990a-8f67109fc915 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); natural philosopher and scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |