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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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3 letters from Johannes Hevelius; 2 letters from John Flamsteed

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Observations of the sun and consideration of previous astronomical tables

01 January 1675 Sender: John Flamsteed , John Flamsteed Reference number: EL/F1/116
1676

Observations of the sun's meridional altitudes

01 January 1676 Sender: John Flamsteed , John Flamsteed Reference number: EL/F1/118

Original 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) Table printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 127, p 666

01 January 1676 Sender: Johannes Hevelius , Johannes Hevelius Reference number: EL/H2/44
1677

Concerning several astronomical observations

02 January 1677 Sender: Johannes Hevelius , Johannes Hevelius Reference number: EL/H2/49
1682

Concerning astronomical observations, particularly about the lunar eclipse and about the occultation of Jupiter

01 January 1682 Sender: Johannes Hevelius , Johannes Hevelius Reference number: EL/H2/56