| Reference number | EL/M1/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Robert Moray, dated at Oxford, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608-1673); army officer; politician; freemason |
| Date | 28 September 1665 |
| Description | Concerning correspondence with Huygens; concerning delivery of Hevelius's 'Prodromus'; concerning Hooke's observations of the comets and Auzout's theory about the motion of the comet; concerning commerce with S Burrhi; answers queries from Amsterdam; concerning political events in Europe; that Robert Boyle's experiments with colour were carried out at the Society
Note from Oldenburg at the foot of letter about making a quorum of the Society |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.75222, -1.25596 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 528 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/240e2a94-b21c-49c6-b1e5-a184b4b02c9a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8261 | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician | 1608 - 1673 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |