| Reference number | EL/R1/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Ray [to the Royal Society] |
| Creator | Ray; John (1627-1705); naturalist; theologian |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Account of pismires (type of ant) staining flowers; experiments with spirit of salt and oil of sulphur on the colour of chicory flowers and other flowers; details of spider hanging on its thread
Note reads: ' This letter come inclosed in Mr Willughby's of 13 January 1671'
Read to the Royal Society on 19 January 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| 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 7, p 384 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/da6692c5-3354-4564-b33f-458dae63bd89 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8403 | Ray; John (1627 - 1705) | 1627 - 1705 |