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Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg , dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/W1/77

Date: 07 December 1668

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Sent with EL/W1/78

Concerning Hevelius's books some of which he has had bound in two gilt volumes, whilst others have been sent to the Bodleian; states that he will send transcriptions of any Persian catalogue of stars; that Hyde, Keeper of the Bodleian, is writing a catalogue of the Bodleian Library; suggesting that Hevelius might publish the remainder of Jeremiah Horrox's observations; states that there are many typographical errors in 'Historia coelestis' which need to be corrected

Note by Henry Oldenburg states that a copy of the letter was sent to Johannes Hevelius on 25 January 1669

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EL/W1/77
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07 December 1668
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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John Wallis, John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg , dated at Oxford, 07 December 1668, EL/W1/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_77/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 18 June 2025

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