| RefNo | EL/O1/72 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 19 June 1668 |
| Description | Transcribes William Brouncker's method for squaring the hyperbola; enquires about the author of the Austrian problem concerning the inscription of a heptagon in a circle; concerning distribution of his 'Mesolabe' |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1668.0009
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 470 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b95ef3a0-c389-497c-8d7c-c2c6e1446b4f |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |