| Reference number | EL/B1/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Beale; John (1608-1683); Church of England clergyman; writer on agriculture and natural philosophy |
| Date | 16 July 1672 |
| Description | Autograph letter containing remarks about Mr Lister's views concerning the development of stones in the human body and hair-worms in horses; concerning spiders and distemper; observations of animals in Geneva; observations of the cure from the bite of tarantula |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Part copied into LBO/27/464
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, pp 161-163 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b2eefb7c-e012-4574-984e-a31f2d37c069 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c 1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c 1608 - c1683 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |