| Reference number | EL/OB/63 |
| 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 | 17 September 1667 |
| Description | Has received his first letter from a foreign correspondent since his release from prison and mentions that the French have been carrying out various dissections; concerning transfusion experiments and would like to see the consequences of injecting dogs with 'oile of sulphur' and 'oyle of tartar'; wishes to print Boyle's experiments on 'heat and flame' to encourage others to make similar experiments and would like his treatise 'on Formes'; details of political developments in Europe |
| Language | French |
| 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 3, p 476 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/838408a9-2dfc-412c-816c-2ac81a0efa22 |
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 |