| Reference number | EL/H2/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Hevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer |
| Date | 27 August 1670 |
| Description | Observations of new stars found in the constellation Cygnus (tables attached); observations of Saturn made with the 50-foot telescope; concerning the lenses for very long telescope sent by Burattini
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1670 |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 6 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Gda?sk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Origin coordinates | 54.35205, 18.64637 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 123
LBO/4/57 for figure of star in Cygnus and figure of Saturn |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/09d16680-dceb-4a50-8989-2b60f1b0e9b7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8253 | Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer | 1611 - 1687 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |