| RefNo | EL/F2/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from Cromwell Mortimer to [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay |
| Creator | Mortimer; Cromwell (1693-1752); physician; antiquary |
| Date | 1737 |
| Description | Observations of Mr Wheler's experiment to revolve one mass around another; that salad oil is not such a successful antidote to the bite of vipers in France as it is in England; states that a horse's swelling was reduced by hot oil after being bitten by a snake
Original letter was dated 22 September 1737 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | EL/F2/43-45 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/68eabbdf-e7c1-4cff-be9a-91345d246183 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5778 | Fay; Charles Francois de Cisternay Du (1698 - 1739) | 1698 - 1739 |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |