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Marcello Malpighi
Henry Oldenburg
Invites Malpighi to correspond with the Royal Society about his work which would be reciprocated with philosophical news from England; postscript wishing for any titles of printed and manuscript items concerning natural history - lists the topics which would be of interest
28 December 1667 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O1/54
1668
That Malpighi's parcel of books had been presented to the Society; concerning the accuracy of Cassini's ephemerides of Jupiter; concerning the work of Castelli; looking forward to Malpighi's work on the history of the silkworm; informs about the work of the Fellows of the Society; that John Wilkins's book on 'Real character and Philosophical Language' was being translated into Latin; concerning Robert Boyle's work on physico-mechanical experiments upon the weight and elasticity of the air Read to the Royal Society on 10 December 1668
22 December 1668 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O1/93
1669
That he was sending a parcel of his book on the history of silkworms
05 August 1669 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/9
1670
Concerning delivery of copies of Malpighi's account on silkworms; concerning Swammderdam's 'History of insects'; concerning Mengoli's account on the parallax; details of recent publications by Boyle, Wallis, Barrow and Lower
15 July 1670 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/29
Copies of Malpighi's work on silkworms have now arrived; that he is sending recently published work by Boyle, Lower; concerning Lana from Brescia who is planning work on physics; that Montanari's books had been delivered and the Fellows still had to comment on his paper on glass drops
20 December 1670 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/38
1671
That Malpighi's paper on the anatomy of plants had been referred to some Fellows of the Society for their views and that Oldenburg will transcribe their conclusions in due course for him; states that a published treatise of a Fellow (Nehemiah Grew) who has traced the anatomy of plants from the seed will be sent to him
14 December 1671 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/61
1672
That Malpighi's paper on the anatomy of plants will be published and that Oldenburg is going to send a book on the anatomy of plants to him
18 January 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/69
Praise given for the speed at which Malpighi produced his paper on the formation of chicks from eggs, which has been read to the Society; encourages Malpighi to continue with his research into the anatomy of plants and would like to see his drawings on this subject so that they can be printed
22 February 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/77
That the Society was pleased that Malpighi was revising his work on the anatomy of plants and about eggs; concerning Regnier de Graaf's treatise on the female anatomy
24 April 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/83
Draft is EL/O2/95 Disappointed that Grew's book did not arrive; thanks him for continuing his research about eggs; attaches some specimen printed figures to illustrate his paper on the incubation of eggs; that more copper engravings had been made for him; concerning Newton's theory of colour and light
01 January 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/94
Copy of draft is EL/O2/94 Disappointed that Grew's book did not arrive; thanks him for continuing his research about eggs; attaches some specimen printed figures to illustrate his paper on the incubation of eggs; that more copper engravings had been made for him; concerning Newton's theory of colour and light
01 January 1672 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/95
1673
30 copies of Malpighi's paper on the egg have been sent to Italy for distribution; Oldenburg will send Boyle's views on Henry More
18 February 1673 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/104
Grew's second treatise on the anatomy of plants had gone to press; encloses a letter for Borelli; concerning recently published work and manuscripts that had gone to press
07 June 1673 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/116
1674
Concerning delivery of books; discusses Nehemiah Grew's work on the anatomy of plants; wishes to know when Malpighi will publish his commentary on plants
26 March 1674 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/144
1675
Thanks Malpighi for his treatise on the anatomy of plants which he praises highly
06 February 1675 Sender: Henry Oldenburg , Henry Oldenburg Reference number: EL/O2/158
1677
