| Reference number | EL/F1/61 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby |
| Creator | Flamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal |
| Date | 30 May 1670 |
| Description | States that he will send his annual astronomical predictions earlier, and in Latin, so that they can be read by those abroad, and wishes for constructive criticisms about his methodology; as a postcript he sends observations of the occultation of Antares by the moon (see EL/F1/66a for list of calculations of this for March and May 1670) |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Origin coordinates | 52.92277, -1.47663 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/F1/66a
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 21 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/94a4adf7-e23a-49c4-aef7-e8a2f65fbf97 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA8219 | Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer | 1646 - 1719 |