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RefNoEL/O2/79
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date1672
DescriptionConcerning the problem of Alhazen; concerning exchange of books; concerning Newton's telescope and that a craftsman is now making a model of it; discussing Samuel Moreland's trumpet which is six feet long, 21 inches in diameter at one end and two inches at the other; concerning Malpighi's observations of animals from eggs; concerning Isaac Barrow's theory about cyloids (figure in text) hoping that Newton will give an introduction to algebra and general method of the quadrature of curves; concerning Johannes Ott's discovery that long telescopes can be shortened without compromising optical quality
LanguageLatin
Extent4p
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 8, p 571
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9f88b036-e485-41ee-9343-f46e9ac5a153
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5659Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman1622 - 1685
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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