| RefNo | EL/H1/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray |
| Creator | Huygens; Christiaan (1629-1695); Dutch physicist; mathematician; astonomer |
| Date | 1664 |
| Description | Original letter no longer exists but was dated 31 October 1664
Discussing the rise and fall of mercury, and Slusius of Liege's thermometer; doubts Campani's tool for grinding lenses, and asks about the production of large lenses; expects a parcel of glass from his father, that the Parisians are impressed with his father's microscope, and that his father was impressed with Campani's telescope |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | For transcription see EL/H1/39 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/88f72a50-4c59-491f-a1ca-64176619c19e |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8261 | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician | 1608 - 1673 |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |