Draft letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O1/19
Date: 24 November 1665
Description
States that he will send on communications about comets; that Auzout and Cassini are in close agreement about the comet; that a Dutchman was surprised by Hevelius's speculations on the first comet; that there has not been any advances in telescopes; concerning publication of Boyle's recent work
- Reference number
- EL/O1/19
- Earliest possible date
- 24 November 1665
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Draft letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London, 24 November 1665, EL/O1/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_19/draft-letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 May 2026
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Johannes Hevelius
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Henry Oldenburg
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