| RefNo | EL/S1/74 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Sluse; Rene Francois de (1622-1685); Walloon mathematician; clergyman |
| Date | 1672 |
| Description | Further thoughts on the Alhazen problem and applies this analysis to problems relating to reflection from spherical mirrors; concerning results from carrying out Boyle's experiments to show gravity of water; details of the symptoms of scurvy; concerning experiments with the spirit of sal ammoniac
Mathematical figures in text |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 7p |
| 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 8, p 401
Partially printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 8, no 97, p 6123
LBO/5/339 with tracing of mathematical figure |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eb043b61-756b-4db3-8c9e-c687f1cfbb8b |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |