Diagram for adjusting a quadrant
Date
11 May 1668
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p207
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 313mm
width (page): 195mm
width (page): 195mm
Subject
Content object
Description
This is a copy of a letter, dated 11 May 1668 to Johannes Hevelius, in which Henry Oldenburg communicates Robert Hooke's comments about telescopic sights. The diagram illustrates a method of adjusting a quadrant.
Copied from EL/O1/66/003. Copied in LBC/2/246.
Copied from EL/O1/66/003. Copied in LBC/2/246.
Related fellows
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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