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John Palmer

Rector of ecton and archdeacon of northampton

Born: 1612

Died: 1679

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Henry Oldenburg

Natural philosopher and scientific correspondent

Born: c 1619

Died: 5 September 1677

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 22/04/1663

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John Palmer

Henry Oldenburg

Gives praise to the Society; suggests observing the moon's meridian altitude at Tangier, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, London and observing eclipses of the moon at Smyrna, Aleppo and Bermuda

Reference number: EL/P1/50

Concerns resolving the algebraic questions by the rule of false position Read to the Royal Society on 27 February 1668

Reference number: EL/P1/51