Reference number | EL/O2/157 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francesco Travagino, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 11 October 1675 |
Description | Thanks Travagino for the specimen of silver from his transmutation experiments; details of Boyle's examination of the metal; details of a man in Holland who transmuted silver into gold |
Language | Latin |
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 and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 7 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0197d416-a45f-437b-9f2b-118600228c14 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA927 | Travagino; Francesco (c 1623 -1678); mathematician and physician | c 1623 -1678 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |