| Reference number | EL/O2/64 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Isaac Newton |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 2 January 1672 |
| Description | That his telescope has been well-received at the Society and that Oldenburg is going to send an account of it with a figure to Huygens; that some issues had been raised by the Fellows concerning the telescope's optical properties |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Summary in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 447; Photograph Richardiii/Early Letters/EL.O2.64, IM/005992 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2e9cf932-8edd-4c45-8597-ef1e75f52245 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |