Reference number | EL/O1/123 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Willughby, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 15 June 1669 |
Description | That Willughby's experiments on the movement of sap in trees had been presented to the Society; discussing Wren's and Huygens' laws of motion, which were read at the same meeting; wonders whether there is movement of liquid in vegetables |
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 6, p 35 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/86e866ab-1c6f-4507-9772-bd0a3c0a7e4a |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8374 | Willughby; Francis (1635 - 1672); naturalist | 1635 - 1672 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |