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

Reference number: EL/S1/123

Date: 08 October 1673

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Concerning the work of Cassini and Flamsteed; that accounts of Hevelius's instruments have arrived; that observations of the sun-spots have not been successful; that the new star in Cetus has not been seen yet

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EL/S1/123
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08 October 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Heinrich Sivers

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Heinrich Sivers, Letter, from Henry Sivers to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hamburg, 08 October 1673, EL/S1/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_123/letter-from-henry-sivers-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-hamburg, accessed on 20 June 2025

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