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RefNoEL/OB/88
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Datend
DescriptionDiscussing work by an Ethiopian gentleman on his 'menstruum'; about the treatise of a Frenchman on several topics eg a plough without oxen or horses and that he will not meddle with the Philosopher's stone; concerning delivery of books
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 1, p 440
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/44c12fa5-6bcb-4dca-8bdc-a1924f6eeea1
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8137Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist1627 - 1691
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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