Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

Letter, from William Jackson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Nantwich

Reference number: EL/I1/159

Date: 18 December 1669

Description

Account of the saltworks at Nantwich; account of a house for pigeons (figure in text); explanation of the word 'hover'

Reference number
EL/I1/159
Earliest possible date
18 December 1669
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Jackson

Use this record

Citation

William Jackson, Letter, from William Jackson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Nantwich, 18 December 1669, EL/I1/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_159/letter-from-william-jackson-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-nantwich, accessed on 14 December 2024

Link to this record

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/el_i1_159/letter-from-william-jackson-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-nantwich" title="Letter, from William Jackson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Nantwich" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Map

Explore the collection

  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    View collection