| Reference number | EL/OB/15 |
| 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 | 6 October 1664 |
| Description | Concerns plants in Walker's Virginian garden; concerning the history of the 'Antiles' with queries about sensitive trees; concerning the Parisian experiment about refraction of the spirit of wine above common water; concerning experiments of descending bodies in water; about the dissection of a buzzard; concerning the movement of Dutch ships to Guinea and the East Indies; that French wines are frozen in casks in Northern Countries - information to be added to 'Experimental History of Cold'; concerning Turkish translation of the Bible and publication of a Turkish dictionary |
| Language | English |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 247 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d6f0aaed-6290-430f-bc49-ee155fff4009 |
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 |