| RefNo | EL/S1/50 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich |
| Creator | Sluse; Rene Francois de (1622-1685); Walloon mathematician; clergyman |
| Date | 6 October 1667 |
| Description | Thanks for sending the algebraic problem and outlines how Slusius constructs equations of the fourth degree; concerning iron sheets dipped in tin that are bought from Germany |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Liege, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.63373, 5.56749 |
| 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 3, p 488 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3a9fc603-c416-41de-a90a-9a736df88160 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |