| Reference number | EL/L5/94 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Anthony Lucas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Liege |
| Creator | Lucas; Anthony (1633-1693); Jesuit; experimental philosopher; professor of theology, English Jesuit College, Lige |
| Date | 27 March 1676 |
| Description | Sends observations of Newton's experiments about light and colour, which he has carried out independently, and conveys his reservations about the new theory
Figure in the margin
Read to the Royal Society on 8 June 1676
Lucas, a Jesuit, and Professor of Theology at Liege (1672), later Rector of the English College at Rome (1687) |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Liege, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.63373, 5.56749 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 295
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 128, p 692 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9c97d0f6-f497-4137-841f-8bfc5a73f29b |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |