Reference number | EL/OB/70 |
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 | 25 November 1667 |
Description | Concerning publication of new experiments (not specified- possibly about light and air); sends a catalogue of a new way to seal glasses; details of the first trial of a blood transfusion on a man with sheep's blood carried out at Arundel House; concerning delivery of books; transcription of the Cartesian hypothesis of the rainbow (in Latin) with figure in text by Slusius; concerning political events in Europe |
Language | French |
Latin |
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 610 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/481932bc-e968-4fc6-a43e-9362e07c58fd |
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 |