| Reference number | EL/F1/86 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby |
| Creator | Flamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal |
| Date | 30 May 1672 |
| Description | Reservations about Newton's theory of colour and light; states that he has observed the distance of Mars from a fixed star in Aquarius but is busy transcribing numbers for Horrocks's lunar theory; postscript states that he hopes to observe the transit of Mars by two fixed stars |
| 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 9, p 111 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c67fc0c6-0755-4243-9fbc-2796926b999e |
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 |