| Reference number | EL/O2/73 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Nicolas Toinard, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 15 February 1672 |
| Description | Concerning the desire to compile a natural history and whether Toinard knew of any French author who wrote on this topic; that Christopher Merret had begun a natural history of Britain; concerning Samuel Moreland's trumpet which was 6 feet long; that Oldenburg was going to try and obtain a model of William Petty's double-bottom ship (catamaran) |
| Language | French |
| 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 8, p 538 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5c32ab7a-7be9-4cf1-b935-f332cc70b916 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |