Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Ray, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/56

Date: 11 October 1671

Description

Transcribes an extract from a letter from Paris about a merman seen in Martinique in the West Indies [Caribbean] (in French); concerning literary notices

Reference number: EL/O2/56
Earliest possible date: 11 October 1671
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
Also available on Early Modern Letters Online: View

Creator name

Henry Oldenburg

View page for Henry Oldenburg

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Ray, dated at London, 11 October 1671, EL/O2/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_56/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-ray-dated-at-london, accessed on 08 December 2023

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_56/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-ray-dated-at-london

Embed this record

Parent Records

This item is part of:

'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
EL

Series
Early Letters O2
EL/O2

File

Related Fellows

John Ray
Recipient
Henry Oldenburg
Author

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