Reference number | EL/OB/67 |
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 | 15 October 1667 |
Description | Thanks for imparting knowledge about the growth of the magnet; concerns printing a list of Boyle's work; discussing the experiment to show respiration in a dog; concerns distribution of the history of the Society; concerning political events in Europe (in French); that Frenchmen have brought back a nearly pure metal from America, some of which is going to be turned into an assay |
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 527 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b6cbc91b-09ff-4c73-990a-8f67109fc915 |
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 |