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RefNoEL/H3/16
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Henshaw to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Copenhagen
CreatorHenshaw; Thomas (1618-1700); alchemist; writer
Date9 December 1672
DescriptionConcerning questions about the Faroes and states that Erasmus Bartholin will be sending a research assistant to Trondheim to carry out experiments; discussing books and journals; concerning the meteorological observations of Bartholin; concerning 'sea unicorns' (narwhal - Arctic white whale with a long tooth); concerning Icelandic crystal; concerning leaves of 'Alga Saccharifera' of Iceland
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originCopenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Origin coordinates55.67594, 12.56553
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 374
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5415d022-1197-464f-a71b-826ae53f298b
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8237Henshaw; Thomas (1618 - 1700); alchemist and writer1618 - 1700
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