Reference number | EL/OB/81 |
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 | 18 February 1668 |
Description | Discussing a paper about the Society being a 'depository of inventions'; concerning an experiment with gold; wishing to know the results of Christopher Wren's experiments about raising water with pumps; concerning the Italian philosophers' experiments with air pressure; concerning criticisms in Parliament over the recent war |
Language | 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 4, p 185 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5b6f980f-c0ee-481d-9bac-b0c4c95e9509 |
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 |