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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Henry Sivers, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/128

Date: 05 September 1673

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Concerning the astronomical discoveries by Cassini; concerning Hevelius's 'Machina coelestis'; thanks for sending observations of the star in Cetus

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EL/O2/128
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05 September 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Henry Sivers, dated at London, 05 September 1673, EL/O2/128, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_128/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-henry-sivers-dated-at-london, accessed on 21 April 2026

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