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Reference numberEL/O2/132
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date25 September 1673
DescriptionThanks for welcoming English travellers who have passed through Liege; refers Slusius to the works of John Wallis and of James Gregory who have both demonstrated Guldin's centrobaric rule; recounts literary notices from Mr Collins, who also sends some mathematical problems for Slusius; sends Isaac Barrow's attempt at solving the problem with the two conic sections
LanguageLatin
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 260
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1622a671-125d-4013-b314-5291ffae1913
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CodeNameDates
NA5659Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman1622 - 1685
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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