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Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/F1/123

Date: 30 January 1676

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Will comment on Hevelius's letter; discussing his observations of Mars and of measurements using different telescopic lenses

Reference number
EL/F1/123
Earliest possible date
30 January 1676
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, John (1646-1719)

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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, John (1646-1719), Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, 30 January 1676, EL/F1/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_123/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 10 November 2025

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