Letter 4260

Godfrey received a letter from Dr Neumann in Berlin asking why his paper was not published in the Philosophical Transactions. He is concerned that the Royal Society is not satisfied with his work. Godfrey received a letter from Hamburg, which is to go to Sloane or the Royal Society. He also received a letter from Sir Conrad Sprengell, which includes information designed for the Philosophical Transactions. Ambrose Godfrey Sr. (1660-1741) was a chemist. He was first employed by Robert Boyle and went on to work at Apothecaries’ Hall. Godfrey analyzed the chemical properties of stones, waters, and other materials for Hans Sloane and the Royal Society. His work was published in the Philosophical Transactions from 1731 to 1736 (Lawrence M. Principe, Godfrey, Ambrose, the elder (16601741), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10865, accessed 14 Aug 2013]).