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Copy of a letter, from John Flamsteed to Johannes Hevelius

Reference number: EL/F1/118

Date: 01 January 1676

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Observations of the sun's meridional altitudes

Reference number
EL/F1/118
Earliest possible date
01 January 1676
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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 1676, EL/F1/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_118/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-johannes-hevelius, accessed on 17 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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