Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O1/9
Date: 29 April 1664
Description
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
- Reference number
- EL/O1/9
- Earliest possible date
- 29 April 1664
- Page extent
- 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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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Johannes Hevelius
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Henry Oldenburg
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