| Reference number | EL/OB/45 |
| 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 | 16 January 1666 |
| Description | Encloses John Beale's barometric observations (inserted at end of letter); concerns printing Boyle's work and about printing an Italian treatise on vipers; concerns the translation of the Old Testament into Turkish with queries about English grammar; concerns finding the true distance of the sun and moon from Earth, picking out St Helens and Portugal as spots to assemble equipment; concerning France joining Holland in the war against Britain |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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 3, p 17 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9ecf0b2e-1dfc-43f0-b31d-23025bdbc7c9 |
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 |