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RefNoEL/B1/100
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Boyle to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stanton
CreatorBoyle; Robert (1627-1691); natural philosopher
Date9 December 1665
DescriptionAutograph letter concerns delivering Monsieur Auzout's paper to Robert Moray to show the mathematicians there; concerning Richard Reeves's optical glasses; concerning papers to do with Boyle's 'History of Cold'
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originStanton St John, Oxfordshire, England
Origin coordinates51.78333, -1.15759
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/28/50
Printed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 638
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eca50106-51ad-4779-9ec2-f14c2116c3e2
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8137Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist1627 - 1691
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