Reference number | EL/O1/38 |
Level | Item |
Title | Henry Oldenburg, dated at London, to Johannes Hevelius |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 30 March 1666 |
Description | Concerning the controversy between Hevelius and Auzout about the observations of the comet; that the matter was being deliberated by a number of astronomers of the Royal Society; that he looked forward to Hevelius's 'Cometographia' and 'Machina Coelestis' |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 2 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | London, England |
Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
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 3, p 29 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/285de9ff-86e9-4533-8a08-e83ec7687b24 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
NA8253 | Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer | 1611 - 1687 |