| RefNo | EL/F1/46 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Samuel de Fermat to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Fermat; Samuel de (1634-1697); translator of Greek authors; poet; jurist; son of mathematician Pierre de Fermat |
| Date | 8 December 1668 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Will send findings from his reprint of 'Diophantos', and likewise, if Father Emmanuel Maignan (1601-1676) discovers anything new with making his telescopes |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 225 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c990aeef-69cb-45e0-9c8d-2a27343481fe |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |