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Reference numberEL/OB/21
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date3 November 1664
DescriptionConcerns 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
LanguageFrench
English
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translation in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 280
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/db62d497-b7d0-4ea3-a5dc-6a39d2461543
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8137Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist1627 - 1691
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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