| Reference number | EL/W3/124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Mr Wind [to the Royal Society] |
| Creator | Wind; W (fl 1712) |
| Date | 17 December 1712 |
| Description | Concerning a brass idol called 'Pusteritz' seen in the University of Guiessen, Germany: gives an account of pagan practices surrounding it (that the idol would be filled with sulphurous matter, plugged and then heated, causing the plugs to fly out); gives information about how the first Greek emperors used similar objects as a weapon
Read to the Royal Society on 12 February 1713 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/W3/125 for English translation |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b64c58fc-ee46-4dfc-aa73-b2a32242a445 |