| Reference number | EL/OB/14 |
| 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 | 29 September 1664 |
| Description | States that Boyle's magnetical experiments were not practical to be carried out at St Paul's and discusses the experiment with a glass ball in a sealed tube for weighing bodies; discussing experiments to show the descent of bodies in water; concerning the refractions and the belts of Jupiter; quotes letter (in Italian) from Casati about bismuth sealed in a tube; concerning the mineral sent by Winthrop from New England and about the salt-work there; concerning Dutch activities in Guinea; that cases of plague in Holland are decreasing
Postscript of letter has been placed with EL/OB/16 |
| Language | Italian |
| English |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 239 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dadce13c-e225-490f-b49c-ed657b0a8982 |
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 |