| RefNo | EL/F1/48 |
| 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 | 4 February 1669 |
| Description | Signed autograph
General comments about experimental philosophy and the work of Descartes, Pascal and Boyle; states that Francois Bayle's work on medicine is being printed |
| 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 6, p 445 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8f18961f-6dbe-46d2-a761-9f2b4f8d9b07 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |