| Reference number | EL/S1/93 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Manfred Settala to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Settala; Manfredo (1600-1680); Canon of S. Nazzaro church in Milan; collector |
| Date | 1667 |
| Description | Concerning a plant like 'Doronicum' in the Valley of Lanzo which has mercury at its roots; concerning shells found near Genoa; concerning Nicolaus Steno's new book on the elements of myology (study of structure and function of muscles)
Read to the Royal Society on 3 October 1667 |
| 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 454 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8a1a7c40-3bb8-4c35-bfe1-e167b072ff2a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |