| RefNo | EL/B3/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Herman Boerhaave to Cromwell Mortimer |
| Creator | Boerhaave; Herman (1668-1738); Dutch botanist; chemist; physician |
| Date | 1734 |
| Description | Autograph letter concerning the reception of Boerhaave's book; correspondent states that he sends observations of quicksilver (see EL/B3/22)
Read to the Royal Society on 28 March 1734 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original letter is EL/B3/20
Observations of quicksilver see EL/B3/22 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c4b56a8f-0136-4045-ac72-b6aa0e526c31 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |
| NA8371 | Boerhaave; Herman (1668 - 1738) | 1668 - 1738 |