Letter, from William Balle to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Mamhead, Devon

Reference number: EL/B1/108

Date: 14 April 1666

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Autograph letter with observations of Saturn and of Mars
There is a figure of Saturn as it was seen at 4 am with a 12 foot glass
Balle has also attached a paper model of Saturn as it was seen in Mamhead, Devon with a telescope 38 foot approximately and a double eyeglass
A copy of Balle's accounts for expenditure on magnets is attached

Reference number: EL/B1/108
Earliest possible date: 14 April 1666
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Ball

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William Ball, Letter, from William Balle to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Mamhead, Devon, 14 April 1666, EL/B1/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_108/letter-from-william-balle-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-mamhead-devon, accessed on 18 September 2024

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters B1
1659-1675 Reference number: EL/B1

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