| RefNo | EL/O2/50 |
| 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 | 28 April 1671 |
| Description | Concerning the subject of optics; that a new theory of analysis has been extracted from letters of Fermat; concerning delivery of books from Germany and Italy to Britain; concerning Gomez Pereyra's opinion about the souls of animals and Oldenburg quotes his friend's views on it; concerning De Launay's about the Cartesian system; concerning literary notices; transcribes an extract from James Gregory's letter which was in response to Isaac Barrow about cycloform curves |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 15 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/07141b4f-d5c0-45d8-837c-20994891c241 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |