Hevelius, Johann, 1611-1687 (astronomer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1611 - 1687
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copy of a portion of 9597/13/1/117 concerning telescopic sights for use with sextants, copied and annotated by Oldenburg, c 1671 (undated)
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/116
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.
Dates:
c 1671 (undated)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Letter from Robert Hooke for Johannes Hevelius via Henry Oldenburg., c 1671 (undated)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/117
Scope and Contents
Includes additions in the hand of Oldenburg.
Dates:
c 1671 (undated)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Oldenburg's draft Latin translation of Hooke's paper on telescope sights, for Hevelius, 11 May 1660
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/129
Scope and Contents
Original at 9597/13/1/117.
Dates:
11 May 1660
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
File
Ralph Widdrington: Epistolae Cantabrigienses
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6868
Scope and Contents
Written in various hands, 70 folios: (fo. 2) title-page; (fo. 4) text of epistles. Among the addressees are Johann Hevelius; King Charles II; Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle; Edward, Earl of Clarendon; William, Duke of Newcastle; Prince Rupert; Tobias Rustat; Sir William Morice; Duke of Buckingham; Edward, Earl of Manchester; Humphrey, Bishop of London; Gilbert, Archbishop of Canterbury; Richard, Archbishop of York; Grand Duke of Tuscany; James, Duke of Monmouth; George Monk; Sir Thomas...
Dates:
1650-1669
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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