| RefNo | CLP/8i/20a/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, regarding the orbits of the planets by Nicolas Mercator |
| Date | 1664 |
| Description | An extract from Nicolas Mercator, 'Hypothesis astronomica nova, et consensus eius cum observationibus' [New hypothesis of astronomy, and with the consent of charges] (London: Ex officina Leybourniana, 1664), where the diagram appears on page 2. By 1670, Mercator had understood Kepler’s area law.
Subject: Astronomy |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/8i/21 |
| CLP/8i/20a/2 |
| CLP/8i/20a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7751 | Mercator; Nicolas (c 1620 - 1687); mathematician and astronomer | c 1620 - 1687 |