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SUMMARY:The Oldenburg Correspondence: International Contacts of the Early 
 Years of the Royal Society - George Gomori
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CONTACT:Xinyi Liu
DESCRIPTION:This paper is about the first scientific networking in  histor
 y\, that is Henry Oldenburg’s correspondence with European scholars publ
 ished in 13 volumes by Rupert and Marie Boas Hall  in the US (from 1965-) 
 The Bremen-born Oldenburg became Boyle’s protegé and the first Secretar
 y (with John Wilkins) of the Royal Society from 1662 until his death in 16
 77. He maintained an  extensive correspondence with foreign scientists\, m
 ostly astronomers and mathematicians. While this provided the Royal Societ
 y with much information\, it led to Oldenburg’s brief imprisonment in th
 e Tower in 1667 because of his Dutch contacts. Resuming these contacts he 
 operated under the pseudonym “Grubendol”.\n  \nI have special interest
  in Oldenburg’s contacts with Central and East European scholars during 
 the late 1660-ies. These contacts were fuelled by Boyle’s interest in mi
 neralogy (especially “transmutation”) and in the Hungarian/Transylvani
 an mines. Boyle’s query is followed by the Henshaw/Hill wish-list publis
 hed in the Philosophical Transactions and after the failure of “Mr.Marcu
 s” to send  information and specimen to Oldenburg\, to Dr Edward Browne
 ’s survey – it was eventually Browne who with his reports and 1673 boo
 k satisfied Boyle’s  and the Royal Society’s curiosity. 
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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