| RefNo | EL/P1/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Pierre Petit to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Petit; Pierre (1594-1677); engineer; physicist; astronomer; mathematician; instrument builder |
| Date | 17 November 1665 |
| Description | A copy of Petit's book on comets is presented to the Society |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| 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 2, p 594 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1ed634a0-baed-49c7-a88c-e935fdf76b4d |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA4518 | Petit; Pierre (? 1594 - 1677); engineer and astronomer | ? 1594 - 1677 |