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Letter, from Elisabeth Hevelius to Thomas Gale, dated at Gedani [Gdansk, Poland]

Reference number: EL/H2/68

Date: 01 November 1687

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Notifiying the Royal Society about her husband's death with advice about publishing his works posthumously

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EL/H2/68
Earliest possible date
01 November 1687
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Elisabeth Catherina Hevelius

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Elisabeth Catherina Hevelius, Letter, from Elisabeth Hevelius to Thomas Gale, dated at Gedani [Gdansk, Poland], 01 November 1687, EL/H2/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h2_68/letter-from-elisabeth-hevelius-to-thomas-gale-dated-at-gedani-gdansk-poland, accessed on 09 February 2025

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