| RefNo | EL/W3/39 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Willughby; Francis (1632-1672); English natural scientist |
| Date | 19 August 1670 |
| Description | Concerning maggots in rotten wood; observations of spiders and egg sacs
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 136
LBO/4/46 for figures |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dcf8b003-4d5f-49ef-88ef-b61b0acc1e91 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA8374 | Willughby; Francis (1635 - 1672); naturalist | 1635 - 1672 |