| RefNo | EL/H2/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Johannes Hevelius to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Hevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer |
| Date | 1671 |
| Description | Observations of:
- the eclipse of the moon
- occultation of the first satellite in the shadow of Jupiter
- the transit of Jupiter by the moon (table attached)
- appearance of Saturn with figure
Read to the Royal Society on 2 November 1671 |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 275
Transcribed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 6, no 78, p 3028
LBO/5/8 for figure of transit of Jupiter |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/77a811a6-e262-4015-af64-7843f3e25cb0 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |
| NA8253 | Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer | 1611 - 1687 |