Record

RefNoLBO/28/24/1
AltRefNoLBO/28/67
LevelItem
TitleCopy of Ink drawing of Saturn in a copy letter from William Balle to Henry Oldenburg
Date14 April 1666
DescriptionInk drawing of Saturn as seen by William Balle 'this morning at four o'clock with a tweelve foot Glass and judge him the same figure as in -64 : that is just oval with two black Spots, and I think a faint Shadow of a Belt, which I have always seen, but will not be peremptory in it. '

Size 20 mm high x 40 mm wide
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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