| RefNo | EL/O2/152 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Jean Cassini, dated at London |
| Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
| Date | 9 December 1674 |
| Description | That Cassini approved of Hooke's method of investigating the parallax of the annual orbit in the fixed stars; that Hooke had devised a new astronomical quadrant fitted with telescopic sights |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| 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 in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 143 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cc3cd65c-8c0d-4bae-9135-452002e0c452 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8383 | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625 - 1712); astronomer | 1625 - 1712 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |