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Reference numberEL/O1/120
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Southwell, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date8 June 1669
DescriptionThanks for sending seeds for the repository at the Society; concerning the work of the Jesuit, Jeronimo Lobo; concerning literary notices; sending melon seeds to Howard, Paul Neile, and John Evelyn for trials
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 564
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e92a4416-5627-4430-aa50-4c6e72db9b14
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8282Southwell; Sir; Robert (1635 - 1702); diplomat and government official1635 - 1702
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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