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RefNoEL/S1/74
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
CreatorSluse; Ren Franois de (1622-1685); Walloon mathematician; clergyman
Date1672
DescriptionFurther thoughts on the Alhazen problem and applies this analysis to problems relating to reflection from spherical mirrors; concerning results from carrying out Boyle's experiments to show gravity of water; details of the symptoms of scurvy; concerning experiments with the spirit of sal ammoniac
Mathematical figures in text
LanguageLatin
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
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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 401
Partially printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 8, no 97, p 6123
LBO/5/339 with tracing of mathematical figure
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eb043b61-756b-4db3-8c9e-c687f1cfbb8b
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA5659Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman1622 - 1685
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