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Letter, from Adrian Auzout to Henry Justel, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/A/8

Date: 27 January 1666

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Concerning Giovanni Domenico Cassini's observations of a spot on one of the bands of Jupiter. Note on the back of the letter states that Justel sent this particular letter to Henry Oldenburg.

Subject: Astronomy

Reference number
EL/A/8
Earliest possible date
27 January 1666
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Adrian Auzout

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Adrian Auzout, Letter, from Adrian Auzout to Henry Justel, dated at Paris, 27 January 1666, EL/A/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_8/letter-from-adrian-auzout-to-henry-justel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 May 2025

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