| Reference number | EL/F1/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby |
| Creator | Flamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal |
| Date | 18 February 1670 |
| Description | Signed autograph
States that the moon has not approached any stars recently (planetary appulse) and wishes to know if Robert Hooke has had any observations of the moon and the Pleiades star cluster; wishes to exchange methodological approaches of observing the diurnal sky with Hooke |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Origin coordinates | 52.92277, -1.47663 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 464 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8a5db042-847f-4299-92e6-049dc5958e37 |
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 |