| Reference number | EL/W2/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Wallis; John (1616-1703); mathematician; cryptographer; Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford |
| Date | 4 October 1673 |
| Description | Concerning authorship of the theory of a straight line is equal to a cycloid - Wallis defends William Neile, whilst Huygens supports Johannes Heuraet |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcription and translation in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 276 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e16ff8f1-e21a-456d-9ea5-aaa0939bd540 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA7472 | Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer | 1616 - 1703 |