| Reference number | EL/O1/114 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 4 May 1669 |
| Description | Thanks Downes for his communications and proposal of monitoring different degrees of heat and cold between Rome and London; concerning an experiment to show the effects of viper's bite on dogs and the application of the serpent stone as an antidote; reminds him to obtain information about philosophical developments in Italy; that the Society was working on the laws of motion and that the Parisian academy had published some anatomical observations |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 512 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/95ce4c23-eed6-4f32-9024-6626ff6a01ae |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7352 | Downes; John (c 1627 - c 1694); physician | c 1627 - c 1694 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |