| Reference number | EL/B1/17b |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg |
| Date | 4 January 1663 |
| Description | Asking whether Mr Whingate can distinguish between different varieties of redstreak; that the Royal Society should encourage research on the propagation of cider fruit
Letter has been endorsed by Oldenburg: 'Jan. 4 1662. Extract of Dr Beals letter to M. Oldenb. concerning cider, and particularly Redstrake-Cyder'
Beale has initialled the letter |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, pp 3-5 |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/B1/17 |
| LBO/27/31 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/af3b7e24-d73d-415a-ac5a-f5668a1b9afd |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c1608 - c1683 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |