| RefNo | EL/O2/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 20 January 1670 |
| Description | Concerning insects found in a piece of rotten wood, asking for his comments about it; wishes that more observations were made of the spiders; transcribes a letter from Huygens about his longitude watch (in French) |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 6, p 437 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3412c820-8316-4165-9215-0e2ca41a40bf |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8374 | Willughby; Francis (1635 - 1672); naturalist | 1635 - 1672 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |