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RefNoEL/F1/82
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TitleLetter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby
CreatorFlamsteed; John (1646-1719); astronomer; astronomer royal
Date5 March 1672
DescriptionStates that he sends an account of observations of Jupiter and explains his method of observing the latitude of the moon by the distance of the fixed star; states that Richard Towneley's micrometer was not easy to use for observing the transit of the moon with the star in Libra, and that his own instrument had not yet been made
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originDerby, Derbyshire, England
Origin coordinates52.92277, -1.47663
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 580
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/451df9dc-0f0f-4c2b-b652-d02d56f54690
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8219Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer1646 - 1719
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