Letter, from Stanislas Lubienietzki to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg

Reference number: EL/L5/6

Date: 10 July 1666

Description

States that he has received observations of the recent comet seen in the constellations of Corvus and Lepus and continues by outlining his work 'Theatrum Cometicum'
Lubienietzki (1623-1675), head to the Socinian sect in northern Europe
Transcription and translation see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 179

Reference number: EL/L5/6
Earliest possible date: 10 July 1666
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
Also available on Early Modern Letters Online: View

Creator name

Stanisław Lubieniecki

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Stanisław Lubieniecki, Letter, from Stanislas Lubienietzki to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg, 10 July 1666, EL/L5/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_6/letter-from-stanislas-lubienietzki-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-hamburg, accessed on 17 March 2026

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_6/letter-from-stanislas-lubienietzki-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-hamburg

Embed this record

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters L5
1651-1701 Reference number: EL/L5

Related Fellows

Henry Oldenburg
Recipient

Map

Explore the collection

Early Letters

The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

Dates: 1613 - 1740

View collection