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

Reference number: EL/F1/117

Date: 01 January 1675

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Original dated 4 March 1675
Discussing recent observations of the lunar eclipse and the occultation of a fixed star by the moon by [Jean Dominique] Cassini
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Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 123, p 565

Reference number: EL/F1/117
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1675
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Flamsteed, Copy of a letter, from John Flamsteed to Jean Cassini, dated at Greenwich, 01 January 1675, EL/F1/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_117/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-jean-cassini-dated-at-greenwich, accessed on 15 May 2025

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Mr. Flamsteeds answer to the former three letters, containing also some celestial observations External link, opens in new tab.

Author: John Flamsteed

Date: 25th March 1676

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1676.0005

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters F1
1661-1674 Reference number: EL/F1

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