Nova in the breast of the swan (Cygnus)
Date
29 October 1666
Creator
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p4
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 334mm
width (page): 222mm
width (page): 222mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A chart of the constellation Cygnus, next to a table of values of a lunar eclipse (observed 16 June 1666). The chart shows a nova near the breast of the swan, first observed by Johannes Kepler in November 1601. Johannes Hevelius communicated his observation of this new star on 24 September 1666 to Henry Oldenburg, in a letter dated 29 October 1666.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
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