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Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/V/14

Date: 04 September 1670

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Concerning the new star in the constellation 'Cygnus' - that Hevelius recommended a telescope of 51 feet long; concerning Cassini's objections to Mercator's views on the invention of the excentricities of the planets; concerning literary notices

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EL/V/14
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04 September 1670
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Vernon

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Francis Vernon, Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 04 September 1670, EL/V/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_14/letter-from-francis-vernon-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 14 December 2024

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