Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
Reference number: EL/H2/50
Date: 01 January 1677
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Observations of a new comet in April/May 1677
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 12, no 135, p 869
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- EL/H2/50
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- 01 January 1677
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- 3 pages
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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), 01 January 1677, EL/H2/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_50/letter-from-johannes-hevelius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 14 July 2025
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Monsieur Hevelius's letter written to the publisher, containing his observations of the late comet, seen by him the 27, 29, and 30 April, and the first of May, 1677. (st. nov.) in Dantzick External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Hevelius
Date: 26th May 1677
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1677.0017
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