Henry Oldenburg - Hall, Marie Boas (, Emeritus Reader in History of Science and Technology, Imperial College London)

The career of Henry Oldenburg illuminates the development of the Royal Society during the late 17th century. He fostered the talents of many of the best-known scientists of that time, including Newton, Flamsteed, Malpighi, and Leeuwenhoek, and his relationship with them and others is chronicled in this book.