A piece of talc from Iceland
Date
15 September 1676
Creator
Constantijn Huygens (1596 - 1687, Dutch) , Scholar
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p1
Material
Dimensions
height (Page): 195mm
width (Page): 150mm
width (Page): 150mm
Subject
Description
A letter from Constantijn Huygens (Sr) to Henry Oldenburg in which he describes a piece of talc (hydrous magnesium silicate) that his son brought from Iceland and that refracts double.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Associated place