| RefNo | EL/O2/89 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 5 July 1672 |
| Description | That Oldenburg has received reports of a recent comet from Reicheltius of Strasbourg; concerning Cassini's observations and Huygens' predictions about the rings of Saturn; concerning Montanari's observations of the lunar eclipse; thanks for his work 'Epistola de cometa' |
| 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 139 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5d62a2f5-70a4-43d3-a785-a6665afc77dd |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8253 | Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer | 1611 - 1687 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |