| Reference number | EL/B1/61 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert Hooke to John Beale |
| Creator | Hooke; Robert (1635-1703); natural philosopher |
| Date | 1670s |
| Description | This letter is Hooke's reply to Beale's letter (EL/B1/60)
Hooke discusses the Hevelian polemoscope; discusses Mr Smethwick's telescope and states that research into telescopes and microscopes is still deficient |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/B1/60
Copied into LBO/27/451
Colour tiff, Richardiii/Early letters/EL.B1.61. IM/004887 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/6b4339d6-f7f2-4a78-9e0c-ac6d4ec74dab |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c 1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c 1608 - c1683 |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |