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

Reference number: EL/O2/169

Date: 09 April 1677

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Discusses Cassini's observations of the two satellites of Saturn; concerning the discrepancy between Flamsteed and Hevelius; concerning the use of telescopic sights; concerning a new star in the constellation the whale

Reference number: EL/O2/169
Earliest possible date: 09 April 1677
Page extent: 7 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London, 09 April 1677, EL/O2/169, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_169/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-johannes-hevelius-dated-at-london, accessed on 20 January 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
Early Letters O2
1669-1736 Reference number: EL/O2

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Johannes Hevelius
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