| RefNo | EL/O1/30 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Henry Howard |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 27 July 1666 |
| Description | Wishes to have correspondents in the major cities in Italy and suggests a number of possible names; enquiry about whether there is a person who knows about the Roman way of plastering and the creation of tools to cut porphry; wishes to understand the preparation of a certain artificial marble used at the Elector of Bavaria's palace at Munich; wishes for a specimen of mineral salt from the mines of Calabria |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Notes | There is no item EL/O1/31, the next item in this volume is EL/O1/32 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 200 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1c64ea34-d601-4bba-bd43-70b44e241855 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7982 | Howard; Henry (1628 - 1684); 6th Duke of Norfolk; nobleman | 1628 - 1684 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |