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Letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/C1/66

Date: 02 November 1676

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Concerning a figure showing the path of the sunspot where Cassini states that he has added positions for its future path in December
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Cassini asks for the observations of the sunspot from English astronomers

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EL/C1/66
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02 November 1676
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Jean Dominique Cassini, Letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 02 November 1676, EL/C1/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_66/letter-from-jean-dominique-cassini-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 14 December 2024

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