Nova in the constellation of Cygnus
Date
8 September 1670
Creator
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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Manuscript page number
p2
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Dimensions
height (page): 305mm
width (page): 211mm
width (page): 211mm
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Description
Position of the nova in the constellation of Cygnus, in a letter from Henry Oldenburg to Johannes Hevelius dated 8 September 1670. Hevelius's observation on 25 July 1670 of a nova near the beak of the Cygnus had been printed in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 5, no. 65 (November 1670). In this letter, Oldenburg conveys to Hevelius the observations by astronomers in Paris.
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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