Letters addressed to Dr. Martin Lister, chiefly on scientific subjects
MS. Lister 34
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters addressed to Dr. Martin Lister, chiefly on scientific subjects
Shelfmark
MS. Lister 34
Summary
Letters addressed to Dr. Martin Lister, chiefly on scientific subjects, 1671-1710; the volume contains a nearly complete index of writers and subjects, and also a list of the papers in the Philosophical Transactions referred to in the letters. The chief writers are:
Brooke, John, 1671-1673 (fol. 14, etc.);
Grew, Nehemiah, 1673-1681 (fol. 128);
Hooke, Robert, 1678-1682 (fol. 201);
Jessopp, Francis, 1673-1693 (fol. 85, etc.);
Lister, Martin: draughts of letters from him, 1664-1683, etc. (fol. 71);
Lodge, William, 1673-1674 (fol. 81, etc.);
Oldenburg, Henry, 1671-1676 (fol. 1, etc.);
Webster, John, 1674 (fol. 45, etc.).
At fol. 51 etc. are notes of the proceedings of the Royal Society on Feb. 19, 1672/3- June 4, 1673.
Date
written in 1671-1710
Language
Multiple languages
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
Presented by Dr. George Fothergill to the Ashmolean Museum on March 16, 1759: see the Register of Convocation for April 14 of that year.
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Collection contents
Letters addressed to Dr. Martin Lister, chiefly on scientific subjects
