RefNo | EL/OB/32 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 10 August 1665 |
Description | Conveys information from Signor Ubaldini - concerning political events in France and telling Oldenburg to leave London (in French); transcribes a letter (in Latin) about burning glasses; concerning translation of Boyle's work; thanks Boyle for sending paper about the wood being petrified in sandy soil |
Language | French |
English |
Latin |
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 2, p 457 |
URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/36def448-a24f-42f0-ad81-281a18015579 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |