| Reference number | EL/C1/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Joshua Childrey to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Childrey; Joshua (1625-1670); antiquary; astrologer |
| Date | 22 March 1669 |
| Description | Autograph letter where Childrey sends a box of powder to the Royal Society and states that he was preparing a list of geographical writings and travellers' narratives; some discussion about observations of the weather; pointing out matters relating to his work 'Britannia Baconica'
Read to the Royal Society on 1 April 1669 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 454 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0d3da860-c60e-47d6-8878-d96bd6908347 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |