Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London
Reference number: EL/OB/12
Date: 10 September 1664
Description
Concerning a paper about colours; that Prince Rupert is going to Hampton Court with his 'Apparatus medicus' made by M le Febre and lists the solutions and infusions to be brought eg 'Aqua Mirabilis' ('marvellous water' - a distillation of brandy infused with spices) and 'Mel mercuriale' ('Mercury of honey')
Mathematical formulae in pencil on one side
- Reference number
- EL/OB/12
- Earliest possible date
- 10 September 1664
- Page extent
- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Robert Boyle, dated at London, 10 September 1664, EL/OB/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_12/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 15 September 2026
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Robert Boyle
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Henry Oldenburg
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