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Johannes Hevelius letter to Johann Philipp von Wurtzelbau

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Identifier: Vault MSS 494
Scope and Contents

This letter is dated 15 August 1686 and was written to Dr. Johann Philipp von Wurtzelbau (1651-1725) "my dear and respectable friend." Its content is concerned with arguments relating to lunar eclipses, about the planets Mars and Uranus, some astronomical theories, and in what should be made public. Hevelius expresses concern that his observations are considered forbidden by the council in Rome.

Dates: 1686 August 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Johannes Hevelius letter to Johann Philipp von Wurtzelbau

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