| Reference number | EL/OB/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 22 September 1664 |
| Description | Concerning production of the Book of Colours and that Mr Crook is ready to print the Book of Cold; concerning a Turkish translation of the Bible; that Hevelius is grateful for his election to the Fellowship; transcribes part of a letter from Hevelius to Wallis about his observations of the solar eclipse; that Monseiur Bley attended a meeting and was impressed with the experiments to break the steel cylinder with Prince Rupert's powder, machines for raising water and other experiments; in postscript de la Quintiny will be sending melon seeds |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 233 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ad89f913-2821-49aa-a964-a65dad1f8cc2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |