RefNoLBO/4/28/1
AltRefNoLBO/4/56a
LevelItem
TitleNew star seen near Cygnus by Helvelius
Date25 July 1670
DescriptionImage attached to LBO/4/31, being a letter from Monsieur Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg 'Concerning some Astronomicall Observations of his Viz of a New starre seen neare Cygnus, and of many more starrs by him discovered in that Constellation, than hitherto : as also of the present Figure of Saturne etc. ' dated 27 August 1670

Pen and ink drawing, entitled Fig 1 'Stella in Cygno observatio. Joh. Hevelio. Anno 1670 die 25 July

Whole illustration Size 210 mm high x 145 mm wide
Cygnus illustration alone 140 mm high x 145 mm wide

This illustration also has on it, labelled Fig 11, Saturn Observations
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialLBO/4/31; LBO/4/33;
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