| RefNo | EL/M1/45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Lorenzo Magalotti to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Magalotti; Lorenzo (1637-1712); Italian philosopher; author; diplomat; poet |
| Date | 9 May 1668 |
| Description | Sends a copy of a manuscript and also a printed paper about the present comet by Cassini; transcribes an extract from a letter with observations of the comet; transcribes an extract from a letter by Steno stating that he was going to write to Oldenburg about his paper on the origin of shells, molluscs and fossil teeth, and mentioning a controversial experiment which was practiced by him in Leyden, Paris and Florence (see EL/M1/46 for details) |
| Language | Italian |
| Extent | 3p |
| 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 & Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 344 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/650532af-8958-446c-b352-f86678c77990 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA6821 | Magalotti; Lorenzo (1637 - ? 1711) | 1637 - ? 1711 |