Reference number | EL/O1/49 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 25 November 1667 |
Description | Enquirying whether Slusius is revising his 'Mesolabe' into the symbolic method; asking him to contribute on the study of natural history and to the advancement of mathematics and mechanics; informs him that a blood transfusion between animals has been successful, with details of the blood transfusion of a man |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 3p |
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 and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 615 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2cbd4b08-acec-40f5-98f9-9d8a9a405f31 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |