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Reference numberEL/F1/68
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby
CreatorFlamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal
Date13 May 1671
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of the moon and Jupiter with table and figure
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1671
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originDerby, Derbyshire, England
Origin coordinates52.92277, -1.47663
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 45
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/434dbea4-c626-4799-a753-4af34ccf342b
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8219Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer1646 - 1719
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