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Reference numberEL/W2/29
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford
CreatorWallis; John (1616-1703); mathematician; cryptographer; Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford
Date1 November 1675
DescriptionDiscussing the topic of equal and opposite forces eg the balance of tight-rope walkers, immense weight suspended by a thin wire; discussing Cardan's prediction of transfusing blood from one animal to another; concerning Slusius's letter about descending liquid in an inverted tube
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Origin coordinates51.75222, -1.25596
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscription and translation in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 29
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/11abfd10-b24e-4b88-bd43-76d72fc15b41
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA7472Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer1616 - 1703
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