| Reference number | EL/B1/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Brouncker to Henry Oldenburg |
| Date | 1 December 1670 |
| Description | Autograph letter inviting Oldenburg to come for dinner. Brouncker continues by discussing the length of a second pendulum in French and English feet.
Subject: Physics |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| 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 and Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, pp 314-315 |
| Related records in the catalogue | LBO/4/142 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2b736c4d-1edc-4882-85fa-06f0d46984ff |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3503 | Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematician | c1620 - 1684 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |