| Reference number | EL/OB/83 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 3 March 1667 |
| Description | Details of a recent meeting of the Society: Smethwick's telescopes, microscope and two burning concave lenses were shown; carrying out Steno's experiment of 'tying up the descending artery of a dog'; trying Boyle's experiment of compressing air from shining fish; account of a bladder stone; about items for the Society's repository |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| 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 223 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/7fdfab9e-4ba4-4639-ba7b-f0529738869d |
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 |