| RefNo | EL/O2/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 24 September 1670 |
| Description | Concerning the work of Isaac Barrow on optics; concerning the work of Gerard Kinckhuysen on algebra; concenring Barrow's work on algebra - discussing the rational ordinates of a circle or equilateral hyperbola; considering compound interest and annuities solved by Isaac Newton; concerning trigonometry; concenring equations |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 7p |
| 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 7, p 177
LBO/4/81 for table showing quadratic equations |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/12d27da1-004f-45a3-b3d9-08b77aca912a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |