Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius
Reference number: EL/O1/33
Date: 24 August 1666

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Concerning reception of his astronomical observations; lists the books which are being sent to him; sends observations of the solar eclipse and awaits Hevelius's observations of the same; transcribes Thomas Street's observations of the transit of Mercury for his consideration
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- EL/O1/33
- Earliest possible date
- 24 August 1666
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, 24 August 1666, EL/O1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_33/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius, accessed on 14 February 2025
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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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