Record

RefNoEL/I1/80
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg
CreatorJustel; Henri (1620-1693); librarian; juror; bibliophile; scholar
Date13 November 1675
DescriptionConcerning plants - a carnation of 22 inches in circumference which is being sent from Dresden and a black tulip; concerning a case of a difficult childbirth; asks why seeds of sweet majoram were sent and discusses the majoram grown by gardeners in Nimes; states that Picard has been given the chair of mathematics
LanguageFrench
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 37
LBO/31/153
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ade3226b-154e-49e9-8b9f-65fa6ff089de
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA6104Justel; Henry (1620 - ? 1693); librarian1620 - ? 1693
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