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RefNoEL/O2/17
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Georg Stiernhelm, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date9 December 1669
DescriptionDetails about the aims of the Royal Society and asking him to correspond about Sweden; postcript asking for more information about two men who were resuscitated after being frozen in icy water - one for 12 hours, the other for 48 hours
Letter is heavily edited
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
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 6, p 364
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/72da7cb5-adea-423b-a804-cb9ec0c185d8
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CodePersonNameDates
NA4336Stiernhielm; Georg (1598 - 1672); poet and scholar1598 - 1672
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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