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Copy of a letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to John Flamsteed

Reference number: EL/C1/59

Date: 11 August 1673

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Cassini discusses observations of the satellites of Jupiter (particularly the distances of the satellites from Jupiter), the parallax of Mars, and Horrocks's theory of the moon

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EL/C1/59
Earliest possible date
11 August 1673
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Jean Dominique Cassini, Jean Dominique Cassini, Copy of a letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to John Flamsteed, 11 August 1673, EL/C1/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_59/copy-of-a-letter-from-jean-dominique-cassini-to-john-flamsteed, accessed on 19 January 2026

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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