| RefNo | EL/O1/59 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | February 1668 |
| Description | That English mathematicians have agreed that Slusius had found a solution of the biquadratic equations by means of a parabola and a circle and glad that he was producing a new edition of his 'Mesolabe'; discussing Francis Dulaurens' 'Specimina mathematica' |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 209 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2af52680-dd05-455c-a103-49c3fb354bc9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |