| RefNo | EL/O2/65 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Christiaan] Huygens, dated at London |
| Date | 1 January 1672 |
| Description | Concerns publishing Cassini's observations of Saturn, and that Oldenburg will send this together with Hevelius's observations of Saturn, Jupiter's satellites, transit of Saturn; discussing Newton's new telescope; concerning Smethwick's work on nonspherical lenses; that he will send Slusius' account of his construction of Alhazen's problem at a later date; that he sends an account of Moreland's trumpet and wishes for comments on it |
| Language | French |
| 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 8, p 443 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d5275378-764a-49e2-a049-ff945f3dc28c |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); natural philosopher and scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |