| RefNo | EL/O1/45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 6 June 1667 |
| Description | Sends an algebraic proposition (see EL/O1/46a) for Slusius's consideration which some say had already been solved by Johann Rahn in his 'Algebra'; Oldenburg will send a copy of the 'History' of the Royal Society as soon as it is printed; wishes for any titles of books on physics or mathematics published in Liege
At the end Oldenburg has written a note for Henry Justel about whether it was Magnan who wrote against Lalovera's tract on mechanics |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, pp 430, 435 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e581de31-e035-4b02-8ec2-54a5247113f3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |