| Reference number | EL/L5/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Martin Lister, dated at York, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Lister; Martin (1639-1712); physician and naturalist |
| Date | 10 January 1671 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the 'Viviparous Flye' and answering enquiries about it; states that he sends a paper on snails; attached is a list of enquiries about spiders (23 questions); Lister has answered the first enquiry in Latin which is a list of the spiders of England
Read to the Royal Society on 19 January 1672 |
| Language | Latin |
| English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | York, North Yorkshire, England |
| Origin coordinates | 53.95763, -1.08271 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcription and translation in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 350
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 6, no 72, p 2170 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/45c2a69d-e1e2-4ad5-b7e5-b42598f2bce0 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8382 | Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712) | 1639 - 1712 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |