| Reference number | EL/F1/97 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby |
| Creator | Flamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal |
| Date | 19 April 1673 |
| Description | Encloses a paper of observations of Jupiter near fixed stars (see EL/F1/96); wishes for more apparatus to be able to rectify errors in Tycho's work and to add some stars to his catalogue; discussing the object glass for his telescope
Read to the Royal Society on 7 May 1673 |
| 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 604
Edited version printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 8, no 94, p 6033 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2e2c53be-5c79-48fb-9eac-f7b57bf41473 |
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 |