| Reference number | EL/OB/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 25 August 1664 |
| Description | Concerns establishment of trade routes and Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry, particularly about a Dutch trade passage to China; details of a thunderstom in Italy; that the steeple of St Paul's would be a good place to carry out experiments about falling bodies, the Toricellian experiment etc; concerning a paper read by Packer about damp in mines; Zulichem's suggested experiment to show sound vibrations in 'hard bodies'; Wylde's promised experiments to soften steel without fire and to fix colours; Howard's experiments about fixing log wood; concerns meeting at Povey's house |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 206 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9a095c63-50b8-4b16-ba7b-a97d71072015 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |