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Reference numberEL/H1/73
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Christian Huygens to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
CreatorHuygens; Christiaan (1629-1695); Dutch physicist; mathematician; astonomer
Date1 July 1672
DescriptionConcerning his latest calculation for Alhazen's problem (enclosure attached with figures and formulae); discussing Cassegrain's and Newton's telescope; discussing Newton's theory of colours
Read to the Royal Society on 3 July 1672
LanguageFrench
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', edited and translated by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, p 116
Transcription in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 8, no 98, p 6140
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/bd85d8cc-cb8e-4e79-92af-1afe9a0489fe
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8062Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher1629 - 1695
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