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RefNoEL/O2/65
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Henry Oldenburg to [Christiaan] Huygens, dated at London
CreatorOldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent
Date1 January 1672
DescriptionConcerns publishing Cassini's observations of Saturn, and that Oldenburg will send this together with Hevelius's observations of Saturn, Jupiter's satellites, transit of Saturn; discussing Newton's new telescope; concerning Smethwick's work on nonspherical lenses; that he will send Slusius' account of his construction of Alhazen's problem at a later date; that he sends an account of Moreland's trumpet and wishes for comments on it
LanguageFrench
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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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 8, p 443
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d5275378-764a-49e2-a049-ff945f3dc28c
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8062Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher1629 - 1695
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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