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Copy of a letter, from John Flamsteed to Johannes Hevelius

Reference number: EL/F1/116

Date: 01 January 1675

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Observations of the sun and consideration of previous astronomical tables

Reference number
EL/F1/116
Earliest possible date
01 January 1675
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4 pages
Format
Manuscript
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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, Copy of a letter, from John Flamsteed to Johannes Hevelius, 01 January 1675, EL/F1/116, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_116/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-johannes-hevelius, accessed on 03 December 2024

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