The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg, Vol. 13, July 1676-July 1681: Letters 2941-3139, Additions and Corrections to Volumes 1-11

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by  Henry Oldenburg

The
Correspondence
of
Henry Oldenburg
Edited and Translated by
A. RUPERT HALL &
MARIE BOAS HALL
Volume XIII
July 1676— July 1681
Letters 2941 — 3139
Additions and corrections to Volumes
I-XI
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London and Philadelphia
1986
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© 1986 A. Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall
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4 John Street Contents
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Preface, xv
List of Abbreviated Titles, xix
Oldenburg, Henry
Introduction, xxiii
The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg
Vol. 13 : July 1676—November 1677 : Letters 2941—3139
(with additions and corrections) THE CORRESPONDENCE
1. Oldenburg, Henry
2. Scientists—Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. 2941 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 26 July 1676 1
I. Title 2942 Oldenburg to Wallis, 27 July 1676 17
II. Hall, A. Rupert III. Hall, Marie Boas 2943 Vaughan to Oldenburg, 1 August 1676 17
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2944 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 3 August 1676 18
2945 Oldenburg to Boulliaud, 4 August 1676 20
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2946 Grandi to Oldenburg, 8 August 1676 22
2947 Halley to Oldenburg, 8 August 1676 27
2948 Oldenburg to Huet, 10 August 1676 28
2949 Oldenburg to Halley, 10 August 1676 30
2950 Oldenburg to Cassini, ?io August 1676 30
2951 Crawford to Oldenburg, 11 August 1676 30
2952 Bernard to Oldenburg, 11 August 1676 33
2953 Leti to Oldenburg, 12 August 1676 34
2954 Constantijn Huygens to Oldenburg, 15 August 1676 36
Text prepared for computer typesetting by 2955 Cassini to Oldenburg, 16 August 1676 36
Humanities Computing Consultants Ltd 2956 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 17 August 1676 40
70 Earith Road, Willingham, Cambs. 2957 Oldenburg to Wallis, 18 August 1676 51
2958 Newton to Oldenburg, 18 August 1676 51
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2959 Newton to Oldenburg, 22 August 1676 51
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2960 Tschirnhaus to Oldenburg, 22 August 1676 52
Printed in the United Kingdom by Taylor & Francis (Printers) Ltd, 2961 Wallis to Oldenburg, 22 August 1676 59
Rankine Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 OPR 2962 Oldenburg to Lucas, 23 August 1676 60
2963 D’Alencé to Oldenburg, 23 August 1676 61
2963a Clock Mechanism 62
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3003 Oldenburg to Joly, 1 November 1676 127
2964 Cassini to Oldenburg, 30 August 1676
3004 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 2 November 1676 130
2965 Balduin to Oldenburg, 1 September 1676
3005 Oldenburg to Brereton, early November 1676 130
2966 Oldenburg to Mangold, 2 September 1676
3006 Major to Oldenburg, 11 November 1676 131
2967 Cassini to Oldenburg, 2 September 1676
3007 Beaumont to Oldenburg, 11 November 1676 133
2968 Westmacott to Oldenburg, 2 September 1676
3008 Newton to Oldenburg, 14 November 1676 134
2969 Newton to Oldenburg, 2 September 1676
3009 Oldenburg to Hodgson, 14 November 1676 134
2970 Constantijn Huygens to Oldenburg, 5 September
3010 Cassini to Oldenburg, 15 November 1676 134
2971 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 5 September 1676
3011 Quintinye to Oldenburg, 15 November 1676 136
2972 Smith to Oldenburg, 5 September 1676
3012 Oldenburg to Beale, 16 November 1676 138
2973 Findekeller to Oldenburg, 8 September 1676
3013 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 17 November 1676 138
2974 Findekeller to Oldenburg, 10 September 1676
3014 Constantijn Huygens to Oldenburg,
2975 Oldenburg to Cassini, 11 September 1676
17 November 1676 !38
2976 Cassini to Oldenburg, 13 September 1676
3015 Oldenburg to Boulliaud, 17 November 1676 138
2977 Huet to Oldenburg, 16 September 1676
3016 Oldenburg to Huet, 17 November 1676 140
2978 Oldenburg to Boyle, 19 September 1676
3017 Oldenburg to Beaumont, 18 November 1676 141
2979 Crawford to Oldenburg, 22 September 1676
3018 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 18 November 1676 141
2980 Hodgson to Oldenburg, 26 September 1676
3019 Newton to Oldenburg, 18 November 1676 144
2981 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 29 September 1676
3020 Sandra to Oldenburg, 21 November 1676 144
2982 Collins to Oldenburg, c. 30 September 1676
3021 Cassini to Oldenburg, 22 November 1676 145
2983 Oldenburg to Cassini, 2 October 1676
3022 Oldenburg to Newton, ?25 November 1676 146
2984 Oldenburg to Grandi, 6 October 1676
3023 Newton to Oldenburg, 28 November 1676 146
2985 Oldenburg to Crawford, 6 October 1676
3024 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 30 November 1676 147
2986 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 8 October 1676
3024a Oldenburg’s Reply to Hooke 148
2987 Oldenburg to Constantijn Huygens, 9 October 16
3025 Oldenburg to Lucas, 4 December 1676 151
2988 Oldenburg to Huet, 9 October 1676
3026 Cassini to Oldenburg, 6 December 1676 152
2989 Lucas to Oldenburg, 13 October 1676
3027 Oldenburg to Flamsteed, 6 December 1676 153
2990 Cassini to Oldenburg, 14 October 1676
3028 Oldenburg to Leti, c. 8 December 1676 153
2991 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 16 October 1676
3029 Nazari to Oldenburg, 9 December 1676 154
2992 Oldenburg to Borelli, 17—19 October 1676
3030 Oldenburg to Sandra, c. 15 December 1676 155
2993 Oldenburg to Nazari, 17—19 October 1676
3031 Murait to Oldenburg, 20 December 1676 156
2994 Oldenburg to Crawford, 17 and 19 October 1676
3032 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 23 December 1676 162
2995 J°ly to Oldenburg, 19 October 1676
3°33 Cassini to Oldenburg, 23 December 1676 166
2996 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 20 October 1676
3034 Newton to Oldenburg, 26 December 1676 167
2997 Conyers to Oldenburg, ?23 October 1676
3035 Malpighi to Oldenburg, 26 December 1676 167
2997a Conyers’ Hygroscope
3036 Beale to POldenburg, 27 December 1676 169
2998 Newton to Oldenburg, 24 October 1676
3037 Oldenburg to Constantijn Huygens,
2998a Epistola Posterior
29 December 1676 169
2999 Wallis to Oldenburg, 24 October 1676
3038 Findekeller to Oldenburg, 1 January 1676/7 169
3000 Cassini to Oldenburg, 25 October 1676
3039 Oldenburg to Newton, 2 January 1676/7 170
3001 Newton to Oldenburg, 26 October 1676
3040 Oldenburg to Williamson, 3 January 1676/7 170
3002 Oldenburg to Findekeller, 29 October 1676
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3041 Ludolf to Oldenburg, 3 January 1676/7 171 3080 Henshaw to Oldenburg, 22 March 1676/7 230
3042 Oldenburg to Balduin, 4 January 1676/7 175
3081 Oldenburg to Wallis, 24 March 1676/7 233
3043 Oldenburg to Findekeller, 4 January 1676/7 175 3082 Kirchmeyer to Oldenburg, 25 March 1677 233
3044 Sandra to Oldenburg, 12 January 1676/7 177
Wallis to Oldenburg, 29 March 1677 234
3o83
3045 Crawford to Oldenburg, 14 January 1676/7 178 3084 Oldenburg to Justel, 29 March 1677 235
3046 Auzout to Oldenburg, 15 January 1676/7 180
3085 Oldenburg to Ludolf, 29 March 1677 235
3047 Constantijn Huygens to Oldenburg,
3086 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 5 April 1677 235
16 January 1676/7 184 3087 Oldenburg to Carcavy, 5 April 1677 237
3048 Croke to Oldenburg, 18 January 1676/7 189 3088 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 10 April 1677 239
3049 Wallis to Oldenburg, 20 January 1676/7 189 3089 Dangeau to Oldenburg, 14 April 1677 239
3050 Lucas to Oldenburg, 23 January 1676/7 191 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 19 April 1677 240
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3051 Oldenburg to Wallis, c. 25 January 1676/7 194 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 21 April 1677 249
3091
3052 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 27 January 1676/7 194 3092 Oldenburg to Kirchmeyer, 23 April 1677 254
3053 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 30 January 1676/7 198 3093 Oldenburg to Findekeller, 23 April 1677 255
3054 Wallis to Oldenburg, 30 January 1676/7 200 3094 Oldenburg to Balduin, 25 April 1677 257
3055 Oldenburg to Constantijn Huygens, 3095 Mauritius to Oldenburg, 26 April 1677 259
i February 1676/7 202 3°96 Cassini to Oldenburg, 29 April 1677 259
3056 Heath and Nelson to Oldenburg, 2 February 1676/7 202 Oldenburg to Kirchmeyer, 30 April 1677 261
3097
3057 Borelly to Oldenburg, 4 February 1676/7 205 3°98 Oldenburg to Mauritius, c. 2 May 1677 263
3058 Oldenburg to Major, 9 February 1676/7 208 PBeale to Oldenburg, 2 May 1677 263
3099
3059 Oldenburg to Kirchmeyer, 9 February 1676/7 210 3100 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 2 May 1677 267
3060 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 12 February 1676/7 211 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 3 May 1677 270
3101
3061 Oldenburg to Findekeller, 12 February 1676/7 211 3102 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 3 May 1677 272
3062 Oldenburg to Newton, c. 15 February 1676/7 214 Oldenburg to Dangeau, 3 May 1677 277
3103
3063 Oldenburg to Malpighi, 16 February 1676/7 214 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 4 May 1677 278
3I04
3064 Oldenburg to Crawford, 16 February 1676/7 215 Oldenburg to Kirchmeyer, 8 May 1677 278
3io5
3065 Garden to Oldenburg, 17 February 1676/7 215 3iq6 Wallis to Oldenburg, 8 May 1677 280
3066 Oldenburg to Vaughan, 18 February 1676/7 217 Oldenburg to Mauritius, 9 May 1677 282
3I07
3067 Newton to Oldenburg, 19 February 1676/7 217 3108 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, PMay 1677 283
3068 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 22 February 1676/7 218 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 22 May 1677 286
3109
3069 Oldenburg to Auzout, 22 February 1676/7 218 Oldenburg to Drelincourt, 24 May 1677 287
3110
3070 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 22 February 1676/7 219 Conyers to Oldenburg, June 1677 289
3111
3071 Kirchmeyer to Oldenburg, ?25 February 1676/7 222 3112 Cassini to Oldenburg, 6 June 1677 293
3072 Findekeller to Oldenburg, 25 February 1676/7 222 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 13 June 1677 298
3113
3073 Malpighi to Oldenburg, 27 February 1676/7 222 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 14 June 1677 300
3” 4
3074 Anon to Oldenburg, Pearly March 1676/7 223 3115 Cassini to Oldenburg, 20 June 1677 301
3075 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 13 March 1676/7 223 3116 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 21 June 1677 3°3
3076 Wallis to Oldenburg, 14 March 1676/7 224 3117 Lana to Oldenburg, 9 July 1677 3H
3077 Oldenburg to Borelly, 19 March 1676/7 226 3118 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 12 July 1677 3l6
3078 Justel to Oldenburg, 19 March 1676/7 226 3119 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 12 July 1677 3l8
3079 Nazari to Oldenburg, 22 March 1676/7 229
3120 Justel to Oldenburg, 18 July 1677 325
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3121 Cassini to Oldenburg, 28 July 1677 327 ifàbis Oldenburg to Hartlib, 1 October 1659 388
3122 Oldenburg to Leeuwenhoek, 28 July 1677 330 165 Oldenburg to Hartlib, 15 October 1659 389
3123 Conyers to Oldenburg, 1 August 1677 330 i^bis Oldenburg to Hartlib, 9 November 1659 390
3124 Oldenburg to Frau Koch, 9 August 1677 334 17 ibis Oldenburg to Hartlib, 15 ?November 1659 390
3125 Oldenburg to Coccejus, 9 August 1677 335 188bis Oldenburg to Hartlib, 21 January 1659/60 392
3126 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 9 August 1677 336 199^‘j Oldenburg to Hartlib, 3 March 1659/60 393
3127 Oldenburg to Franck, 9 August 1677 339 231 Oldenburg to Huygens, 24 July 1661 395
3128 Beale to Oldenburg, 10 August 1677 341 238bis Beale to Oldenburg, 28 September 1661 396
3129 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 17 August 1677 342 243 Oldenburg to Huygens, 29 March 1662 397
3130 Swammerdam to Oldenburg, 31 August 1677 343 248 Oldenburg to Evelyn, 21 November 1662 397
3131 Hesenthaler to Oldenburg, 12 September 1677 345
3132 Lister to Oldenburg, 15 September 1677 347 Volume II
3133 Leeuwenhoek to Oldenburg, 25 September 1677 348
3134 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 5 October 1677 349 252 Beale to Oldenburg, 4 January 1662/3 398
3135 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 6 November 1677 353 261 Buckland to Oldenburg, PFebruary 1662/3 398
3136 Hevelius to Oldenburg, 28 November 1677 358 264 Quintinye to Oldenburg, 17 March 1662/3 398
3136a Observations of a Nova 365 2 75 Quintinye to Oldenburg, 5 June 1663 398
3137 Petkum to Oldenburg, 22 January 1677/8 366 276 Oldenburg to Boyle, 10 June 1663 398
3138 Rhyne to Oldenburg, 23 July r681 368 297 Winthrop to Oldenburg, late October 1663 398
3139 Leibniz to Oldenburg, [1677?] 368 304^ Oldenburg to Thomas Browne, c. 27 January 1663/4 399
304ter Oldenburg to Martel, January/February 1663/4 400
Additions and Corrections to Earlier Volumes
339 Oldenburg to Boyle, 20 October 1664 401
366 Wallis to Oldenburg, 21 January 1664/5 401
General note 376
370bis Winthrop to Oldenburg, 1664/5 402
382 Oldenburg to Boyle, 4 July 1665 406
Volume I
440 Oldenburg to Boyle, 24 October 1665 406
i a Wille to Vossius, 23 May 1641 379 441 Boyle to Oldenburg, 28 October 1665 406
i bis Oldenburg to Liddell, [1640s] 381
9 Oldenburg to Ulrich, 4 April 1654 383 Volume III
40 Oldenburg to Lawrence, April 1656 383
55 Oldenburg to Manasseh, 25 July 1657 383 480 Justel to Oldenburg, c. 14 January 1665/6 406
86 Oldenburg to Hartlib, 11 July 1658 384 495 Boyle to Oldenburg, c. 10 March 1665/6 406
101 Hartlib to Oldenburg, 2 December 1658 384 507 Oldenburg to Finch, 10 April 1666 407
114 Oldenburg to Boyle, 11 April 1659 384 513 Auzout to Oldenburg, 25 April 1666 407
118 Oldenburg to Saporta, 26 April 1659 384 531 Wallis to Oldenburg, 24 May 1666 407
119 Oldenburg to Borel, 26 April 1659 384 578b Fehr to —, 11 May 1666 407
152 Oldenburg to Saporta, 11 August 1659 384 578c Fehr to —, 18 May 1666 407
158ÔW Oldenburg to Hartlib, 3 September 1659 385 583bis Oldenburg to Williamson, 10 November 1666 407
158/^r Oldenburg to Hartlib, 10 September 1659 386 591 Travagino to Oldenburg, 22 December 1666 408
160bis Oldenburg to Hartlib, 19 September 1659 387 595 Ferdinand Albert of Brunswick to Oldenburg,
162 Beale to Oldenburg, 30 September 1659 388 8 January 1666/7 4°9
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6o6 Dulaurens to Oldenburg, 2 February 1666/7 409 Volume VI
620 Oldenburg to Menjot, 15 March 1666/7 4°9
620bis Oldenburg to Williamson, 15 March 1666/7 4°9 1240 Childrey to Oldenburg, 12 July 1669 419
629 Lubienietzki to Oldenburg, 13 April 1667 410 1250 Vernon to Oldenburg, 23 July 1669 419
635 Fairfax to Oldenburg, 25 April 1667 410 1364 Oldenburg to Dodington, 10 January 1669/70 419
636 Lubienietzki to Oldenburg, 27 April 1667 411 1423 Tonge to Oldenburg, 15 March 1669/10 419
643 Beale to Oldenburg, 1 June 1667 411
644a Rules for Reducing Biquadratic Equations 411 Volume VII
652 Serrarius to Oldenburg, 5 July 1667 411
684bis Oldenburg to Pell, late October 1667 411 1459^« Tonge to Oldenburg, 10 May 1670 419
706 Oldenburg to Leopold de’ Medici, 1464 Oldenburg to Willughby, 17 May 1670 420
26 November 1667 411 i486 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 13 July 1670 421
1497bis Boineburg to Oldenburg, 26 July 1670 421
Volume IV 1544 Martindale to Oldenburg, 4 November 1670 423
1565 Martindale to Oldenburg, 2 December 1670 424
714 Fairfax to Oldenburg, 5 December 1667 412 1570bis Wallis to Oldenburg, 12 December 1670 424
770 Justel to Oldenburg, 8 February 1667/8 412 1574 Vernon to Oldenburg, 14 December 1670 426
778 Justel to Oldenburg, 12 February 1667/8 412 1575bis Oldenburg to Wallis, 17 December 1670 426
813 Oldenburg to Boyle, 17 March 1667/8 412 1576 Denis to Oldenburg, 19 December 1670 426
847 Oldenburg to Justel, late April 1668 412 1648 Vernon to Oldenburg, 8 March 1670/1 426
848 Magalotti to Oldenburg, 29 April 1668 413 1666 Borelli to Oldenburg, 31 March 1671 426
863 Magalotti to Oldenburg, 15 May 1668 413
871 Magalotti to Oldenburg, 27 May 1668 414 Volume VIII
887 Magalotti to Oldenburg, 16 June 1668 414
914 Vogel to Oldenburg, 11 July 1668 415 1687 Oldenburg to Sluse, 28 April 1671 427
1722 Beale to Oldenburg, c. 12 June 1671 427
Volume V 1724 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 12 June 1671 427
1740 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 4 July 1671 427
942bis Oldenburg to Hesenthaler, 13 August 1668 415 1780a Inquiries for Brazil 427
94jbis Oldenburg to Brereton, c. 24 August 1668 417 1800 Lister to Oldenburg, 16 October 1671 427
955 Oldenburg to Finch, 4 September 1668 417 1817 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 9 November 1671 428
956 Justel to Oldenburg, early September 1668 417 1838 Kirkby to Oldenburg, 9 December 1671 428
971 Justel to Oldenburg, 3 October 1668 417 1859 Pardies to Oldenburg, 3 January 1671/2 428
980 Oldenburg to Sturmy, 20 October 1668 417 1900 Oldenburg to Toinard, 15 February 1671/2 428
980bis Beale to Oldenburg, October 1668 417
994 Justel to Oldenburg, 31 October 1668 418 Volume IX
1004 Magalotti to Oldenburg, 11 November 1668 418
1017 Lantin to Oldenburg, 20 November 1668 418 Introduction 43°
1063a Appollonius Saxonicus 418 1968 Boulliaud to Oldenburg, 24 April 1672 430
1136 Childrey to Oldenburg, 22 March 1668/9 418 2029 Oldenburg to Swammerdam, 20 July 1672 431
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2037 Platt to Oldenburg, 27 July 1672
431
2094 Oldenburg to Huygens, 11 November 1672 431
2106 bis Grew to Oldenburg, early December 1672 431
2132 Oswell to Oldenburg, 15 January 1672/3
433
2208 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 16 April 1673
433
2219a Enquiries 433 V.
Preface
Volume X
2271 Oldenburg to Wallis, 9 July 1673 434
2306 Flamsteed to Oldenburg, 24 August 1673 434
2344a Barrow’s Solution
434
2397 Henshaw to Oldenburg, 9 December 1673 434
2454c Jessop to Lister, 9 March 1673/4
434 We have at last, after twenty years work, come to the end of a task
we undertook light-heartedly, but which has inevitably proved
Volume XI more laborious than we expected. We can however congratulate
ourselves on the undoubted fact that the correspondence of Henry
2544 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 25 September 1674 435 Oldenburg does indeed, as we expected, illuminate the scientific
2550 Leibniz to Oldenburg, 6 October 1674 435 scene of the period (1662 — 77) when he was Secretary of the Royal
2604 Crawford to Oldenburg, 5 February 1674/5 435 Society, as no other material could do; that it has revealed a little
2658b Huygens to Justel, 18 April 1675 435 about Oldenburg the man is also gratifying, especially as what we
2690 Lister to Oldenburg, 27 June 1675
435 have learned shows much about the social structure of the English
2712 Oldenburg to Hevelius, 28 July 1675 435 world.
2726 Justel to Oldenburg, 18 August 1675 436 Here, as in previous volumes, we have aimed at completeness,
2730 Justel to Oldenburg, 28 August 1675 436 with exceptions for those letters whose texts were adequately
2735 Oldenburg to Lister, 4 September 1675 436 available at the time of going to press, namely letters to and from
2754 Oldenburg to Leibniz, 30 September 1675 436 Newton and Leeuwenhoek. For the first time we omit the Latin text
of letters to and from Leibniz for July to October 1676, since these
were printed with elaborate editorial textual criticism by the late
Index 437 Professor J. E. Hofmann in Leibniz’s Samtliche Schriften (1976); but
since no translation is provided there we have given a full English
text. As before, we have provided only English text for Malpighi’s
correspondence which has been printed in full in Latin by
Adelmann, although he provides only summaries, not complete
translations. We have not printed here papers by Boyle published in
Phil. Trans., since these are not real letters, nor, as before, any
undated suppositious letters later published in Boyle’s own works.
In this volume we have annexed all those letters of whose
existence for one reason or another we were unaware at the time the
appropriate volume was completed, and we have also noted
additional information and corrections to all previous volumes.
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Our first expression of gratitude must be to the Royal Society Above all, we thank our patient secretaries, especially Fiona
which, after encouraging and assisting the compiling of this Cooper who uncomplainingly coped with the tedious task of typing
Correspondence over the years, has very generously loaned a sum of most of the manuscript, and Julie Hounslow who helped us
money to make the publication of the last two volumes possible. complete it.
As we have been for many years past, we are immensely grateful
to the many libraries and institutions who have permitted us to Imperial College A. Rupert Hall
reproduce manuscripts in their possession and have assisted us in February ig8o Marie Boas Hall
obtaining texts: first and foremost the Council and ever-helpful
librarians of the Royal Society; the British Library, the Bodleian Tackley, Oxford
Library and its staff, the Cambridge University Library, the Public March ig82
Record Office, the Bibliothèque Nationale, the Observatoire de
Paris, the Rijksuniversiteit in Leiden, the Hollandsche Maatschapij,
the Bologna University Library, the Leibniz-Archiv of the
Niedersàchsische Landesbibliothek and its staff, and the Staats- und
Universitâts-bibliothek of Gottingen.
Our debt to colleagues, friends and ever-helpful experts has
naturally grown with the years. We can only continue to wonder at
their patience. Dr D. T. Whiteside has never failed to assist us from
his unrivalled knowledge of seventeenth century mathematics. Dr
Heinz-Jürgen Hess of the Leibniz-Archiv assisted us with photostats
and a Leibniz chronology. For patiently answering many questions
we thank, among others, Mrs Magda Whitrow, Dr R. E. Loewe, Dr
Eric Forbes, John Thackray, Judith Field, Michael Hunter, and
Professor T. R. E. Southwood. We thank D. M. Schullian and
G. E. Scala for their index to Birch’s History of the Royal Society,
which has much facilitated editing.
For the additions and corrections to previous volumes we thank
various reviewers (whose suggestions we have often gladly adopted,
although we have naturally reserved the right to accept or reject
suggested emendations in the light of our own judgement) and,
among many others, the following who either found us new letters
or profoundly altered our understanding of existing ones: Dr
Donald G. Bates, Jonathan Barry, Professor Harcourt Brown, Dr
Pierre Chabbert, Dr R. Frank, the late Dr J. E. Hofmann, M. A.
Hoskin, M. Hunter, R. McKeon, W. E. K. Middleton, T. K.
Rabb, Mayling Stubbs, A. Turner, and D. T. Whiteside. For
assistance in research we thank Dr Mari Williams, Anne Sant and
Dr E. J. Browne.
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