Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
Reference number: EL/H2/40
Date: 31 August 1675
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Discussing Robert Hooke's objections to his 'Machina coelestis'; concerning other astronomical observations
- Reference number
- EL/H2/40
- Earliest possible date
- 31 August 1675
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- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Johannes Hevelius
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Johannes Hevelius, Johannes Hevelius, Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), 31 August 1675, EL/H2/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_40/letter-from-johannes-hevelius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 08 November 2025
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Henry Oldenburg
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Johannes Hevelius
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