| Reference number | EL/OB/24 |
| 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 | 17 November 1664 |
| Description | Preparations for election day on 30 November; discussing respiration; concerning experiments to show refraction of liquids; concerning Brouncker's observations with barometers and about hot and cold; that Howard has found fat on the body of a man who has been dead for 30 years; concerning Thomas Millington and Walter Needham's experiments to continue the heart's pulse without using the lungs; that some merchants of the East Indian Company are ready to answer enquiries for the Society; the new correspondent in Paris has sent pamphlets and books on subjects of divinity and of philosophy |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| 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 309 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/057a8b46-9838-4a6b-b46c-81cd10754d30 |
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 |