On calculating longitudes
Date
17th century
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p1
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 294mm
width (page): 282mm
width (page): 282mm
Subject
Description
Henry Oldenburg here comments on someone else's suggestions for calculating longitude on the basis of the sun and a star.
Although the text mentions the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598-1671), Oldenburg seems to imply that he is not directly commenting on his book Geographiae et hydrographiae reformatae (Bologna, 1661)
Although the text mentions the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598-1671), Oldenburg seems to imply that he is not directly commenting on his book Geographiae et hydrographiae reformatae (Bologna, 1661)
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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