| RefNo | EL/C1/59 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to John Flamsteed |
| Creator | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625-1712); Italian/French mathematician; astronomer; engineer; astrologer |
| Date | 11 August 1673 |
| Description | Cassini discusses observations of the satellites of Jupiter (particularly the distances of the satellites from Jupiter), the parallax of Mars, and Horrocks's theory of the moon |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 107 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1623fefd-1700-4834-9989-aa78bfc5a2ac |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8219 | Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer | 1646 - 1719 |
| NA8383 | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625 - 1712); astronomer | 1625 - 1712 |