Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius
Reference number: EL/O1/16
Date: 03 August 1665
Description
Wonders why Hevelius has not been in touch, and speculating that he might have been ill; recounts previous letters eg about the translation of 'Ulug-Beg' and inserting his catalogue of stars; concerning improvements in telescopes
- Reference number
- EL/O1/16
- Earliest possible date
- 03 August 1665
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, 03 August 1665, EL/O1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_16/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius, accessed on 08 September 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Johannes Hevelius
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Henry Oldenburg
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