| RefNo | EL/H2/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Johann Remo Quietanus to the Archduke Leopold [Wilhelm] |
| Creator | Quietanus; Johannes Remus (1588-1654); Astronomer; calendar-compiler; physician; of Rouffach, Alsace; friend and correspondent of Johannes Kepler |
| Recipient | Wilhelm of Austria; Leopold (1614-1662); Austrian Archduke; soldier; administrator; patron of the arts |
| Date | 1 December 1631 |
| Description | Sent by Hevelius with EL/H2/12
Observations of the transit of Mercury across the sun (figure attached) |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | EL/H2/12
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 3, p 270 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0577dc84-8c1b-4cc1-b85f-a659e0816af6 |