Nova in the constellation of Cygnus
Date
1666
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
Object type
Article identifier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
width (paper): 200mm
height (paper): 300mm
height (paper): 300mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Astronomical chart of the constellation of Cygnus, showing a new star near the breast of the swan.
Illustration to The figure of the stars in the constellation of Cygnus; together with the new star in it, discover'd some years since, and very lately seen by M. Hevelius again. published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) p.372. The original paper can be found in the Early letters of the Royal Society EL/H2/12. Recorded in the Letter Book of the Royal Society LBO/1/135 and copied in to the Letter Book copy LBC/1 p.426.
Illustration to The figure of the stars in the constellation of Cygnus; together with the new star in it, discover'd some years since, and very lately seen by M. Hevelius again. published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) p.372. The original paper can be found in the Early letters of the Royal Society EL/H2/12. Recorded in the Letter Book of the Royal Society LBO/1/135 and copied in to the Letter Book copy LBC/1 p.426.
Related fellows
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
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