Reference number | EL/OB/82 |
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 February 1668 |
Description | Concerning experiments to show weight of tin and copper and then mixed with air and then water; concerning Steno's experiment of 'binding up the descending artery from the head'; transcribes a letter from Pierre de Carcavy (in French) about the aspirations of the French academy of Science (see EL/C1/46 for original); concerning the movement of the French army |
Language | English |
Extent | 5p |
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 4, p 205 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/55e85cad-9e14-459e-9c67-2df448ac1e48 |
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 |