| Reference number | EL/OB/21 |
| 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 | 3 November 1664 |
| Description | Concerns an account of a deformed baby; concerns the examination of vipers' teeth; concerning rattle snakes by Merret; experiments on the refraction of liquids; Zulichem's theory about figured pendulums; details about a new thermometer; about the aperture of telescopes and that Hooke is making a new instrument to grind lenses; concerning the Turkish translation of the Bible; concerning political/religious events (in French) - eg the declaration that Protestant churches must be destroyed in France, and relations between England and Holland |
| Language | French |
| 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 and translation in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 280 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/db62d497-b7d0-4ea3-a5dc-6a39d2461543 |
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 |