| RefNo | EL/H1/114 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Jean Baptiste du Hamel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris |
| Creator | Du Hamel; Jean Baptiste (1624-1706); French astronomer; natural philosopher; physicist; cleric; first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sciences; Prior of St Lambert |
| Date | 24 June 1673 |
| Description | Concerning Boyle's book of new experiments; concerning the character of Bienaise, who has developed a method for joining severed tendons, although other physicians claim to have this secret; concerning styptic fluid; outlining an experiment by Duverney to staunch blood with Hungarian vitriol and sal ammoniac; discussing several books |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Origin coordinates | 48.85341, 2.3488 |
| 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 & Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 21 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f2331f9d-eca0-4337-84ec-f82aa4d63e60 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |