Oeuvres complètes. Tome V. Correspondance 1664-1665

N^o 1300^a.
R. Boyle à H. Oldenburg.
[? 1664].

La copie se trouve à Leiden, coll. Huygens.

Extract of Mister Boyle's letter¹⁾ for Mister Zulichem.

The Observations²⁾ from Mister Zulichem I haue communicated to Doctor Wallis, and mean to doe so to Doctor Wren, as soon as I see him, they are very in-

1) Cette lettre est la réponse à la lettre de Oldenburg à R. Boyle que nous avons citée dans la Lettre N^o. 1268, note 15. L'extrait, écrit de la main de Oldenburg, fut probablement envoyé par Moray à Chr. Huygens.

2) Consultez la Lettre N^o. 1258.

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genious and worthy to be prosecuted and of ye author, concerning whom I forgot to tell you formerly, that I was not a little proud to receiue in his letter³⁾ to Sir R. Moray, from so competent a Judge so favorable a Character of my Trefles about colors⁴⁾. And as for what he mentions of ye Iris producible betwixt 2 pieces of flat Glasse without ye assistance of a liquor, I am much obliged to him for ye mentioning it. But though I had severall times observed it, before my Book came out; yet by reason of certain scruples, I had about ye cause of it, I purposely forbore to take notice of that and another Phaenomenon somewhatt of kin vnto it. And as for ye Question, He desires to haue of Sir J Finch concerning the Blind man⁵⁾, as I think myselfe obliged to Mister Zulichem for ye occasion of it, so by ye Circumstances of Sir John⁶⁾, related to me of ye Extraordinary Care, he tooke not to be imposed upon, I am invited to exspect, that He will be able to giue a satisfactory answer to it^a).

3) Consultez la Lettre N^o. 1253.

4) Voir l'ouvrage cité dans la Lettre N^o. 1236, note 16^b.

5) Sur J. Vermaasen, voir la Lettre N^o. 1253, note 4.

6) Sir John Finch. Consultez la Lettre N^o. 1253, note 5.

a) C'est ici l'extraict d'un endroit d'une lettre que Monsieur Boile a escritte a Monsieur Oldenburg. [R. Moray].