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Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)

Reference number: EL/H2/51

Date: 13 May 1677

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Further observations of the comet during April and May 1677

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EL/H2/51
Earliest possible date
13 May 1677
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Johannes Hevelius

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Johannes Hevelius, Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), 13 May 1677, EL/H2/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_51/letter-from-johannes-hevelius-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 10 October 2024

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