| RefNo | EL/N1/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Neile to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Neile; William (1637-1670); mathematician |
| Date | 15 December 1667 |
| Description | Concerning the movement of chyle in the body; that blood transfusions were being carried out at Oxford; concerning Hooke's experiment of circulating blood with an open tube; wishes for further research on diseases in beasts and about the nature of the spleen in the body
Postscript has Neile's thoughts about the blood, lymph glands; concerning Swammerdam's book on respiration |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 54 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/bfee3ea3-d6c2-48c1-9e93-dbb60a812feb |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA7011 | Neile; William (1637 - 1670); mathematician | 1637 - 1670 |