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Letter, from Johannes Hevelius [to the Royal Society], dated at Danzig (Gdansk)

Reference number: EL/H2/67

Date: 17 September 1686

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Covering letter for sending observations of the occultation of Jupiter (EL/H2/65 and EL/H2/66 for duplicate)

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EL/H2/67
Earliest possible date
17 September 1686
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Johannes Hevelius

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Johannes Hevelius, Letter, from Johannes Hevelius [to the Royal Society], dated at Danzig (Gdansk), 17 September 1686, EL/H2/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_67/letter-from-johannes-hevelius-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 15 March 2025

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