| RefNo | EL/Q/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translated extract of a letter, from Jean de le Quintinye to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | La Quintinie; Jean de (1626-1688); French horticulturalist; lawyer |
| Date | 1663 |
| Description | Original was in French and dated 15 June 1663
Details about growing melons, keeping the seeds, and about ripening them
Read to the Royal Society on 17 June 1663 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original is EL/Q/3 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/7f7108a7-61c4-4290-9ce0-06c7f1eb3da2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |