| RefNo | EL/O2/105 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Hecker, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 27 February 1673 |
| Description | Thanks for sending his printed notices about the observation of the next transit of Mercury across the sun in 1674; concerning discrepancies between the Boulliaud and Caroline tables - that the transit will be observable from Britain in the former and not according to the latter; concerning John Flamsteed's views on Rudolphine calculus and Boulliaud tables |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, p 502 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8643bb3a-e148-4cf4-9c71-d5907ce44ad1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |