Reference number | EL/OB/20 |
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 | 27 October 1664 |
Description | Hopes the transit of Mercury will be observed in America; concerning production of Merret's book; concerning the station of the barometer and its operator; details of the launch of the new frigate, St Catherine, at Greenwich; concerning political events in Europe - that war with Holland looks unavoidable; concerning the transposition of veins on the right and left side of the heart by Dr Charlton |
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 271 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/130e6af6-13f1-4c61-a2d0-53fefaede289 |
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 |