| Reference number | EL/O2/14 |
| 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 | 11 November 1669 |
| Description | Concerning the flight of spiders; concerning the 50-foot telescope; concerning the success of Huygens' clocks on a voyage to Crete; concerning Campani's clock; concerning the discovery of longitude under the scrutiny of the Paris academy; concerning Boyle's experiments with water in pipes; concerning Barrow's work on optics |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 6, p 310 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8dae0f31-8126-4522-933b-e95b97687277 |
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 |