| Reference number | EL/H1/68 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Christian Huygens, dated at Paris, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Huygens; Christiaan (1629-1695); Dutch physicist; mathematician; astonomer |
| Date | 22 January 1670 |
| Description | Discussing Mr Barrow's treatise on dioptrics; wishes to have a sample of Lambeth glass sent to him; discussing Wren's machine for grinding lenses; discussing trials of his marine clocks for determining longitude
Read to the Royal Society on 20 January 1670 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Paris, le-de-France, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.85341, 2.3488 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 6, p 423 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/32f3a187-7b85-490f-8e2c-2dd409d50ce5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |