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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
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EL/F1/117
Earliest possible date
01 January 1675
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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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 17 February 2025

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