| RefNo | EL/O2/60 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | November 1671 |
| Description | Thanks him for sending information about recently published books; recounts Robert Boyle's method of detecting the atmosphere's changes in weight; concerning Slusius' construction of the Alhazen's problem; concerning Huygens' observation of Saturn; concerning the observations of sunspots by Cassini, Picard, Sivers, Hooke; that Willis has finished his 'De brutorum anima' and 'De morbis capitis'; concerning other literary notices |
| 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 8, p 368 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/298ee2f2-77b7-4a58-ac81-53d5791ff206 |
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 |