| Reference number | EL/H2/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Hevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer |
| Date | 31 October 1670 |
| Description | Observations of the lunar eclipse (tables attached); concerning the transit of the moon across Venus (table has been numbered with EL/H2/24); observation of a new star under the head of the star constellation Cygnus; observations of amber; concerning payment for lenses; introduces a Swede, Samuel Skutt, to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 17 November 1670 |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4 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 209
Partially printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 5, no 66, p 2023
LBO/4/102 for figure showing lunar eclipse |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/6c0b554a-c226-470e-b37f-1cccafa23acf |
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 |