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RefNoEL/O1/67
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Thomas Harpur, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date22 May 1668
DescriptionEncouraging Harpur to send any observations of interest to the Society; lists 14 questions of enquiry about the Near East eg about the Dead Sea, steel at Damascus, was Mount Sinai ever a volcano?, whether there are any medicinal trees in Syria; wishes for specimens of insects called 'orba orbain'
Read to the Royal Society on 7 May 1668
LanguageLatin
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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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 4, p 419
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b2338cba-89dd-4469-99aa-78e77c6d433d
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NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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