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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O1/13

Date: 01 November 1664

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Repeating previous letters because Hevelius did not receive them eg the translation of 'Ulug-beg' into Latin, election to the Fellowship; concerning developments in telescopes (draft is EL/O1/11a); observations of Jupiter and Saturn; observations of the solar eclipse; that no observations of the transit of Mercury were made in England but hopes that the English in America had seen it; mentioning queries by Thomas Street about Mercury's orbit; sends observations of the lunar eclipse by Thomas Street in August 1663

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EL/O1/13
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01 November 1664
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4 pages
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London, 01 November 1664, EL/O1/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_13/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 September 2024

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