Reference number | EL/O1/92 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 11 December 1668 |
Description | Thanks for parcels of books and that 'Cometographia' had been presented to the Society; that his observations of the recent lunar eclipse had been read to the Society; disappointment that his dissertation on Saturn was not sent; that Cassini had published his ephemerides of Jupiter's satellites; concerning the published work of Robert Boyle |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 2p |
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 5, p 237 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/7a48e80d-3d78-4447-a320-1c10cd623505 |
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 |