Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.14620

    Jupiter's spot and satellites

    Date
    24 December 1665
    After
    Christiaan Huygens (1629 - 2006, Dutch) , Natural philosopher
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    p284
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 309mm
    width (page): 190mm
    Subject
    Content object
    space
       > Solar system
          > planet
             > Jupiter
    Description
    Two drawings of Jupiter.

    A figure in the text indicating the position of the satellites of Jupiter observed on 26 September 1664.

    A larger drawing of Jupiter with a spot on its surface which is marked 'La figure est renversée' (the figure is reversed).

    From a copy of the letter from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray dated 24 December 1665 (EL/H1/53/004). There are other copies at EL/H1/54/002 and LBC/1/336.
    Related fellows
    Christiaan Huygens (1629 - 2006, Dutch) , Natural philosopher
    Robert Moray (1608 - 1673, British) , Natural philosopher
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > Netherlands
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