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Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Geminiano Montonario, dated at London

Reference number: EL/O2/37

Date: 19 November 1670

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Thanks for Montonario's present of books and essay on glass drops; concerning the astronomcial observations of Hevelius and wishes to know if the conjunction of Venus and the moon was witnessed in Italy

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EL/O2/37
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19 November 1670
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Geminiano Montonario, dated at London, 19 November 1670, EL/O2/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_37/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-geminiano-montonario-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 December 2024

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