Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/H2/34
Date: 07 April 1674
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Observations of a mock sun (parhelion) at Marienburg (Malbork) in Poland
Read at the Royal Society on 23 April 1674
Translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 9, no 102, p 26
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- EL/H2/34
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- 07 April 1674
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- 2 pages
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Johannes Hevelius
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Johannes Hevelius, Johannes Hevelius, Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, 07 April 1674, EL/H2/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_34/letter-from-johannes-hevelius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 11 March 2026
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A certain phænomenon, seen by Monsieur Hevelius, Feb. 5. 1674. st. no. not far from Marienburgh in Borussia, about the sun, a little before his setting and the moons conjunction, and the suns eclipse, (which yet was not seen by him.) External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Johannes Hevelius
Date: 27th April 1674
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1674.0013
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