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Cassini makes calculations for the beginning and end of the eclipse of the sun, which occurred on 1 June 1676, because cloud obscured direct observations of it
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EL/C1/70
Earliest possible date
25 July 1676
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Jean Dominique Cassini, Jean Dominique Cassini, Letter, from Jean Dominique Cassini to Henry Oldenburg, 25 July 1676, EL/C1/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_70/letter-from-jean-dominique-cassini-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 10 November 2025

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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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