| Reference number | EL/N1/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Norwood to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Sommers Island |
| Creator | Norwood; Richard (1590-1675); English mathematician; diver; surveyor |
| Date | 18 June 1667 |
| Description | Discussing the tides at Bermuda; about digging wells near the sea; about killing whales
Read to the Royal Society on 5 December 1667 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bermuda |
| Origin coordinates | 32.33333, -64.75 |
| 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 3, p 442 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/fc4995f0-e42a-490a-adb6-d34195d19931 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |