| Reference number | EL/O1/101 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Henry Oldenburg, dated at London, to Christian Huygens |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 4 February 1669 |
| Description | Concerning work on the theory of motion and that he was going to publish Wren's paper on this subject; asks for permission to publish Huygens's paper on the laws of motion; that Robert Moray was going to send all that he has regarding the dispute between Huygens and James Gregory but hopes that it is ended now
Postscript wishes Huygens to write his discovery in cipher and transcribes Wren's cipher |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 5, p 371 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1b85669a-01ab-48b3-999c-28bf448c6433 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |