| Reference number | EL/O1/60 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 29 February 1668 |
| Description | Letter of recommendation for Samuel Colepresse who was going to Leyden and asks Sylvius to introduce him to academics there
Crossed out on the reverse is a letter to Heinrich Coccejus (1644-1719) asking him to introduce Colepresse to learned men at Leyden |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| 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 4, p 220 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c9d7bb41-9b36-4b52-a368-ce426349e9cb |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |