| Reference number | EL/O2/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Georg Stiernhelm, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 9 December 1669 |
| Description | Details about the aims of the Royal Society and asking him to correspond about Sweden; postcript asking for more information about two men who were resuscitated after being frozen in icy water - one for 12 hours, the other for 48 hours
Letter is heavily edited |
| 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 6, p 364 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/72da7cb5-adea-423b-a804-cb9ec0c185d8 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4336 | Stiernhielm; Georg (1598 - 1672); poet and scholar | 1598 - 1672 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |