| Reference number | EL/S1/41 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from Johann Scheffer to Nicolaas Heinsius |
| Creator | Scheffer; Johann (1621-1679); Swedish humanist |
| Date | 1666 |
| Description | Copied by Johannes Hevelius
Answering questions set by Hevelius
Concerning amber found in Sweden; concerning animals in winter; concerning the depth of frost in Sweden |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 259
Partial English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 1, no 19, p 350 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dc5f3045-c8ea-4c53-a801-9af3eabfc2c9 |