| Reference number | EL/T/29 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from Richard Towneley to John Flamsteed |
| Creator | Towneley; Richard (1629-1707); mathematician and astronomer |
| Date | 1675 |
| Description | Original dated 24 November 1675
Concerning experiments with a level filled with spirit of wine; concerning trials to determine the inequality of days; concerning pendulums, stating that Tompion's old pendulums were no longer good; concerning the mercurial experiments; how to adjust small pocket watches
Figure attached |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/38f7d8c5-7b4b-491e-adc2-0f8bdd1ae5ee |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8219 | Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer | 1646 - 1719 |