| Reference number | EL/S1/63 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Luttich |
| Creator | Sluse; Rene Francois de (1622-1685); Walloon mathematician; clergyman |
| Date | 25 July 1670 |
| Description | Discussing some problems with Barrow's 'Lectiones opticae'; concerning Collins's work on geometrical curves; shows that Grienberger's discovery of the foci of conic sections can be deduced from Slusius's work; concerning translations of books and other literary notices; encloses a letter to Wallis (see EL/S1/64)
Mathematical figures in text |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Liege, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.63373, 5.56749 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 73 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3b5fd23f-e569-4998-a887-4af5fd949303 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |