| Reference number | EL/F1/89 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | John Flamsteed, dated at Derby, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Flamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal |
| Date | 27 July 1672 |
| Description | Concerning a scheme of the transit of Mars using Hecker's 'Ephemerides' and Streete's 'Astronomia Carolina'; calculates the distances from Mars from the earth to be expected at Mars' late September positions
Original figure of transit of Mars found at LBO/5/313 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 side |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Origin coordinates | 52.92277, -1.47663 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 7, no 86, p 5040
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, p 177 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ec1c5e74-2408-4f79-9568-386dbd8e67e6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8219 | Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer | 1646 - 1719 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |