| Reference number | EL/C1/62 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Jean Dominique Cassini, dated at Paris, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625-1712); Italian/French mathematician; astronomer; engineer; astrologer |
| Date | 8 November 1673 |
| Description | Discusses the diameters of the satellites of Jupiter and describes the telescope used to observe Jupiter and Saturn
Encloses a copy of his reply to John Flamsteed (see EL/C1/61)
Read to the Royal Society on 11 December 1673 |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Paris, le-de-France, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.85341, 2.3488 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/C1/61
Transcribed in LBO/28/320
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 317 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3029949b-4dda-463a-ab7c-d3724a94460d |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8383 | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625 - 1712); astronomer | 1625 - 1712 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |