| Reference number | EL/O2/81 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Slusius, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | April 1672 |
| Description | Concerning Huygens' views on the Alhazen problem; concerning Newton's theory of light and colour - wishes for Slusius' views on this and on John Wallis's double method of tangents |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| 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 & Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, p 16 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b683d8ba-a4fd-49cc-adac-80148d1e084c |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |