| Reference number | EL/B1/119 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Augustin Boutens to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Boutens; Augustin (fl 1667-1675); chemist |
| Date | 26 May 1668 |
| Description | Autograph letter - Boutens sends 150 pounds of 'Helmontian Ludus' (type of stone) in return for some books; description of earth and stones on the banks of the river Sceld near Brabant
Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1668 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/B1/117-118 for partial translations
Transcribed in LBO/28/80
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 412 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/49277ca6-2d5f-477d-8b47-8f01c2449fdc |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |