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7 letters from Richard Towneley; 0 letters from Henry Oldenburg

Richard Towneley

Mathematician and astronomer

Born: 1629

Died: 1707

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Henry Oldenburg

Natural philosopher and scientific correspondent

Born: c 1619

Died: 5 September 1677

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 22/04/1663

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Richard Towneley

Henry Oldenburg

Concerning Cassini's 'Ephemerides' which Oldenburg has sent

Reference number: EL/T/20

1672

Observations of a sealed thermometer placed in a coal pit; hopes to be able to observe the spot on Jupiter Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1672

Reference number: EL/T/22

That observations of the eclipse could not be carried out because of the weather; concerning his water bellows; observations of the sealed thermometer in a coal pit which he says he will send (see EL/T/23a)

Reference number: EL/T/23

Concerning John Flamsteed's visit to Lancashire to observe Mars; sends observations of the sealed thermometer in a coal pit (see El/T/23a); concerning a mercurial experiment published in 'Philosophical Transactions'; that he has not carried out any experiments with the thermometer sent by Robert Boyle; that papers by Jonas Moore are interesting Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1672

Reference number: EL/T/24

1673

Barometric observations from Lancashire and wishes to know what were the lowest readings in London

Reference number: EL/T/26

Concerning cases of longevity in York; enquiry whether Oldenburg had received Slusius's paper with his method of tangents; that he had sent Slusius details of Newton's theory on light and colour

Reference number: EL/T/27

1693

Details of people who have lived to old ages; wishing for an account of Huygens' book on pendulums; would like to see Hooke's calculating instrument

Reference number: EL/T/28