| Reference number | CLP/8i/16 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On calculating longitudes' by Henry Oldenburg |
| Date | [c17th Century] |
| Description | Henry Oldenburg here comments on someone else's suggestions for calculating longitude on the basis of the sun and a star. Although the text mentions the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598-1671), Oldenburg seems to imply that he is not directly commenting on his book 'Geographiae et hydrographiae reformatae' [Reformed geography and hydrography] (Bologna, 1661). Includes two geometrical diagrams in the text.
Subject: Astronomy / Navigation |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/8i/16/1 |
| CLP/8i/16/2 |
| CLP/7i/25 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |