Hevelius, Johann, 1611-1687 (astronomer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1611 - 1687
Found in 3 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
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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
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