| RefNo | EL/O2/155 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francesco Travagino, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 26 April 1675 |
| Description | Concerning Travagino's experiments to change mercury into silver by herbs alone and wishes him to send a specimen of the 'converted mercury'; mentions the activities of some Fellows of the Society - Boyle, Willis, Hooke, Grew, Malpighi |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 11, p 290 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c5c04075-cd11-4213-9da2-b29c4b604042 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA927 | Travagino; Francesco (c 1623 -1678); mathematician and physician | c 1623 -1678 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |