| RefNo | EL/B1/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Brouncker to Christiaan Huygens |
| Date | 23 June 1673 |
| Description | Part of an autograph letter concerning a book to be sent by Huygens copied for Henry Oldenburg, titled 'Part of my lettre to M Hugens of June 23 1673'. Note stated: 'Translation entered Letter book 6, 165'
Verso side has the principle upon which Brouncker made his demonstration of the cycloid written by Oldenburg
Subject: Mathematics |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| 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 and Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 39. |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/36c0b3e0-5fac-4d37-9efd-c3f087036b54 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3503 | Brouncker; William (c 1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematician | c 1620 - 1684 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |