| Reference number | EL/O2/79 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 1672 |
| Description | Concerning the problem of Alhazen; concerning exchange of books; concerning Newton's telescope and that a craftsman is now making a model of it; discussing Samuel Moreland's trumpet which is six feet long, 21 inches in diameter at one end and two inches at the other; concerning Malpighi's observations of animals from eggs; concerning Isaac Barrow's theory about cyloids (figure in text) hoping that Newton will give an introduction to algebra and general method of the quadrature of curves; concerning Johannes Ott's discovery that long telescopes can be shortened without compromising optical quality |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 571 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9f88b036-e485-41ee-9343-f46e9ac5a153 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |