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RefNoEL/H2/52
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Johannes Hevelius to Edmond Halley, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)
CreatorHevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer
Date1681
DescriptionConcerning books and instruments; observations of the comet of 1680; about his observatory being burnt
LanguageLatin
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originGda?sk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Origin coordinates54.35205, 18.64637
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dfdecd74-dbcf-40d3-a053-1999f3375786
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8423Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer1656 - 1742
NA8253Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer1611 - 1687
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