| RefNo | EL/O2/76 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Eramus Bartholin, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 21 February 1672 |
| Description | That Thomas Henshaw (1618-1700) would be a good person to ask about the activities of the Royal Society since he works in Denmark; lists recently published works by Fellows; wishes for Bartholin's opinion on Picard's work who has just published a book on the measurement of the earth; would also like Picard's observations at Uraniborg; wishes to know what Bartholin is working on and how far the edition of the works of Tycho Brahe has advanced; that the bearer of the letter would be able to recount Newton's method for shortening telescopes |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 8, p 548 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eebd9c60-311d-432f-b6dd-8d599f369c3e |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |