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 |