| Reference number | EL/O1/99 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Christiaan] Huygens, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 23 January 1669 |
| Description | Concerning his observations of the solar eclipse; concerning the publication of the position of fixed stars from a Greek manuscript copy of the 'Almagest'; states that he will send Wallis's paper on tides; that his telescope is nearly ready; concerning errors in 'Specimen recognitionis' published by Erasmus Bartholin at Copenhagen; concerning an instrument for measuring small distances which can be attached to a telescope; concerning distribution of his 'Cometographia' and 'Selenographia' |
| 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 5, p 352 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a71a7dbb-029c-460b-8061-811dbfd39dba |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |