Letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/C1/57
Date: 25 March 1673
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Covering note where Cassini sends a copy of his little book about the discovery of new satellites around Saturn
Read to the Royal Society on 26 March 1673
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- EL/C1/57
- Earliest possible date
- 25 March 1673
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Jean Dominique Cassini, Jean Dominique Cassini, Letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 25 March 1673, EL/C1/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_57/letter-from-jean-dominique-cassini-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 11 February 2026
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A discovery of two new planets about Saturn made in the Royal Parisian Observatory by Signor Cassini, Fellow of both the Royal Societys, of England and France; English't out of French. External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Jean Dominique Cassini
Date: 25th March 1673
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1673.0003
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