| RefNo | EL/O2/162a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Gisli Thorlaksson, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 6 March 1676 |
| Description | Thanks Thorlaksson for his replies to queries about Iceland (see EL/B2/19); lists queries which appear to have been answered by conjecture eg about the freezing of quicksilver, spirits of salts, soap-boilers lye, pure oils, the maximum penetration of frost into water; that Bartholin has been instructed to send materials necessary to conduct these experiments (see EL/O2/162) |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 3p |
| 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 12, p 211 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8b9e8bbb-24d1-4f1a-9c3b-9038bc86791a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |