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Extract of a letter, from John Flamsteed to John Collins

Reference number: EL/F1/107

Date: 25 November 1674

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States that he has an instrument which can show the moon's true place to a minute or two; correcting Cassini's assigned motions of the sun

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EL/F1/107
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25 November 1674
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, Extract of a letter, from John Flamsteed to John Collins, 25 November 1674, EL/F1/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_107/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-john-collins, accessed on 10 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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