| Reference number | EL/OB/38 |
| 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 | 10 October 1665 |
| Description | Asks for a copy of the letter with details of the French burning-mirror because he has lost the original; concerning Kircher's 'Mundus subterraneus' and the motion of strings to pendulums; concerning the healing powers of Greatrix; concerning the spirit of harts-horn of M Whitaker; encloses Auzout's paper with his censure of the Hevelian observations of the first comet; transcribes the President's response in how to proceed in the controversy between Auzout and Hevelius; concerning Spinosa's displeasure at Dutch stationers' Latin impression of the 'History of Colours'; concerning a blind man at Mastrich who could see colours with his finger tips and could play cards; concerning the movements of the Dutch fleet |
| Language | Latin |
| 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 555 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cc07922f-e99e-4389-a650-a40791f86b1d |
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 |