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RefNoEL/H2/44
LevelItem
TitleCopy of a letter, from Johannes Hevelius to John Flamsteed
CreatorHevelius; Johannes (1611-1687); astronomer
Date1676
DescriptionOriginal letter was dated 24 June 1676
Observations of the solar eclipse on 11 June 1676 with figure inserted before the letter and a table after it
Concerning his instruments, about altitudes and distances, about errors in his tables, about the places of stars; observations of Mars (6 October 1672), of Saturn (6 November 1675) and the solar eclipse (11 June 1676)
LanguageLatin
Extent11p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTable printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 127, p 666
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/fa96d198-bd93-495b-8f45-65fe425b2b74
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8219Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer1646 - 1719
NA8253Hevelius; Johannes (1611 - 1687); astronomer1611 - 1687
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