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  <dc:title>Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg , dated at Oxford</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Sent with EL/W1/78

Concerning Hevelius's books some of which he has had bound  in two gilt volumes, whilst others have been sent to the Bodleian; states that he will send transcriptions of any Persian catalogue of stars; that Hyde, Keeper of the Bodleian, is writing a catalogue of the Bodleian Library; suggesting that Hevelius might publish the remainder of Jeremiah Horrox's observations; states that there are many typographical errors in 'Historia coelestis' which need to be corrected

Note by Henry Oldenburg states that a copy of the letter was sent to Johannes Hevelius on 25 January 1669</dc:description>
  <dc:date>7 December 1668</dc:date>
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