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TitleLetter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
CreatorHevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer
Date4 January 1664
DescriptionPraises the Royal Society; states that he will send his 'Cometographia' when it is published; states that a catalogue of fixed stars must be realised before any further work can take place; states that he is working on his 'Machina Coelestis' but that he needs the observations of King Ulug-Beg, which are found in a Persian manuscript in Oxford
LanguageLatin
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originGda?sk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Origin coordinates54.35205, 18.64637
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 136
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/374e4580-3d2e-46e1-b83b-7ada8ff95332
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8253Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer1611 - 1687
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