Reference number | EL/O1/19 |
Level | Item |
Title | Draft letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius, dated at London |
Creator | Oldenburg; Henry (1619-1677); German natural philosopher in England; scientific correspondent |
Date | 24 November 1665 |
Description | States that he will send on communications about comets; that Auzout and Cassini are in close agreement about the comet; that a Dutchman was surprised by Hevelius's speculations on the first comet; that there has not been any advances in telescopes; concerning publication of Boyle's recent work |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | London, England |
Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 621 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e1f2e23b-965a-45f2-bdb9-9aab60c989f1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8253 | Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer | 1611 - 1687 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |