| Reference number | EL/OB/76 |
| 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 | 7 January 1667 |
| Description | Concerning a book by Helmont entitled 'Alphabetum Naturae' with discussion about the Hebrew alphabet and phonetics; that Hooke had brought a contrivance to discover air pressure at sea to enable detection of storms (account of ways of discovering various pressure of air at sea is attached); that the Parisian man who had a blood transfusion had relapsed; concerning political news on the continent |
| Language | 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 4, pp 102, 114 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a929827a-c436-4ee8-bd6a-ecf5cfb887cd |
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 |