Ring of Saturn
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                                14 April 1666
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                p67
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                Dimensions
                            
                            
                                height (page): 320mm
width (page): 195mm
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            width (page): 195mm
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                                Description
                            
                            
                                A small figure of Saturn with two black spots, observed by William Balle and communicated to Henry Oldenburg in a letter dated 14 April 1666. The figure is copied from the original letter, EL/B1/108/006.
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                Related fellows
                            
                            
                                William Balle (1627 - 1690, British) , Astronomer
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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