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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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States that he will answer any queries about Iceland; discussing Olaus Wormius's 'De Mure Norvagico' (about lemmings - arctic rodent) Read to the Royal Society on 6 November 1672

06 July 1672 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/12

Observations of Scandinavia - eider's down used to fill quilts and the 'sea unicorn' (narwhal- Arctic white whale with a long tooth); concerning languages used in Iceland; lament at the news of the deaths of John Wilkins and of the Duke of Richmond Read to the Royal Society on 15 January 1673

12 December 1672 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/13

Concerning questions about the Faroes and states that Erasmus Bartholin will be sending a research assistant to Trondheim to carry out experiments; discussing books and journals; concerning the meteorological observations of Bartholin; concerning 'sea unicorns' (narwhal - Arctic white whale with a long tooth); concerning Icelandic crystal; concerning leaves of 'Alga Saccharifera' of Iceland

09 December 1672 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/16
1673

Account about a certain man called Triboulet; discussing two pieces of Iceland crystal from Erasmus Bartholin; discussing amber from Holstein, north-west Germany; discussing charcoal; notification of a work about the Faroes by a priest written in Danish with other literary notices

04 February 1673 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/14

Sends an account by magister Lucas Jacobi Debes about the Faroes; states that he has copies of Thomas Bartholin's work 'Acta Academica' for him; concerning books and journals received Read to the Royal Society on 30 October 1673

09 August 1673 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/15
1674

Details about Denmark in winter: concerning the effects of cold weather on alcoholic liquids; about the people; fishing Concerning books and journals

14 March 1674 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/17
1677

Details of an experiment with a lodestone and iron bar, which was carried out at the Royal Society on 1 March

22 March 1677 Sender: Thomas Henshaw , Thomas Henshaw Reference number: EL/H3/18