Saturn's satellite, a new star and retrograde motion
Date
3 December 1671
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Manuscript page number
p66
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 314mm
width (page): 195mm
width (page): 195mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Figures relating to Cassini's observation of a new star near Saturn, communicated by Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg in a letter dated 3 December 1671. The diagrams, with comments, are supplied in the margin by Oldenburg.
Copied from the original letter, EL/V/18. There is another copy at LBC/5/072.
Copied from the original letter, EL/V/18. There is another copy at LBC/5/072.
Related fellows
Francis Vernon (1632 - 1677, British) , Traveller, Traveller
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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