| RefNo | EL/OB/73 |
| 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 | 17 December 1667 |
| Description | Discussing his work as secretary of the Society; states that revenue from the Transactions is reduced; thanks for queries about shining wood and that related experiments were well-received at the recent meeting of the Society; that a blood transfusion experiment was carried out on a man, but he became feverish a few days later; details about the dissection of an owl's eye from Caen (in French) |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 5p |
| 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 4, p 58 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/175ec975-a4fc-43ea-9092-17aa51d85e0b |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |