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Account of a comet observed in 1683 by Johannes Hevelius

Reference number: EL/H2/59

Date: 1683

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Observations of the comet seen from July to September 1683 (with table)
Read to the Royal Society on 28 November 1683

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EL/H2/59
Earliest possible date
1683
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Johannes Hevelius

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Johannes Hevelius, Account of a comet observed in 1683 by Johannes Hevelius, 1683, EL/H2/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_59/account-of-a-comet-observed-in-1683-by-johannes-hevelius, accessed on 16 November 2025

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