| Reference number | EL/O2/94 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Marcello Malpighi, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 1672 |
| Description | Draft is EL/O2/95
Disappointed that Grew's book did not arrive; thanks him for continuing his research about eggs; attaches some specimen printed figures to illustrate his paper on the incubation of eggs; that more copper engravings had been made for him; concerning Newton's theory of colour and light |
| 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 9, p 228 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/04a0d648-7138-4bed-9e0a-b9d73d9f113c |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8222 | Malpighi; Marcello (1628 - 1694); biologist and physician | 1628 - 1694 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |