Reference number | EL/OB/65 |
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 | 1 October 1667 |
Description | Thanks for delivery of books; concerning a publication relating to the history of the Royal Society; gives details of the contents of the new edition of 'Philosophical Transactions'; that Glanvill has answered some enquiries concerning minerals; concerning an act of Parliament to import cattle out of Ireland; concerning developments in the war on the continent; that a meeting of the Society has been called at Arundel House with hopes that a college of its own will be established by next summer |
Language | 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 503 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/102b1037-cd75-423d-9f8b-f65f567b5add |
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 |