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

Reference number: EL/C1/61

Date: 08 November 1673

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Cassini explains why Jupiter appears round when in quadrature with the sun, discusses the diameter of Mars and the sun's maximum declination
Read to the Royal Society on 11 December 1673

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EL/C1/61
Earliest possible date
08 November 1673
Page extent
1 page
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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, dated at Paris, 08 November 1673, EL/C1/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_61/copy-of-a-letter-from-jean-dominique-cassini-to-john-flamsteed-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 January 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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