| Reference number | EL/B2/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from Esaie Bourgeois to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Chatham |
| Creator | Le Bourgeois; Esaie (fl 1671-1672) |
| Date | 31 October 1671 |
| Description | Concerning scurvy; concerning witches who live in Rouen; concerning a theory about light produced by oars striking the sea which differs from the one of Descartes |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Chatham, Kent, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.37891, 0.52786 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 325 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/928d6e61-03fe-4048-8bf9-617d6c048660 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |