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

Reference number: EL/O1/9

Date: 29 April 1664

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Sends the catalogue of fixed stars and his diploma to the Society; stating that the Persian manuscript, Ulug-Beg, is being translated into Latin, and that the Society could insert Hevelius's book on astronomy into it

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EL/O1/9
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29 April 1664
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London, 29 April 1664, EL/O1/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_9/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius-dated-at-london, accessed on 16 November 2025

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