Record

RefNoLBO/7/111
AltRefNoLBO/7/228
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from Henry Oldenburg, London, to Lindsay Crawford
Date26 April 1675
Description ' Answer to Mr Crawfords letter of 26 March 1675. '

Postscript;
'Just now, Dr Vossius is with me, and tells nme that in the public library of St Mark at Venice, there are some rare MMs of Hero, viz Hieromis Hydraulica, Zygica, Horologica, Hydrologica, et eiusdem Baruleorum libris.
He saith that they very well deserve to be copied, if a recompense would be obtained for a good and faithfull copist. '
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialLBO/7/106
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7366Crawford-Lindsay; John (1596 - 1678); 17th Earl of Crawford; politician1596 - 1678
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