| Reference number | EL/O2/98 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Henry Oldenburg, dated at London, to Renatus Slusius |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 11 November 1672 |
| Description | Transcribes an extract from Huygens' letter about Slusius's solution of the Alhazen problem; concerning Huygens' opinion on the height of mercury in a tube when it is purged of air; concerning a system of algebra by John Kersey |
| Language | French |
| Latin |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 316 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b223a745-0634-437f-9953-e35cac201598 |
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 |