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
- Earliest possible date
- 04 September 1670
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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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 13 December 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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Francis Vernon
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