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Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at the Observatory [Greenwich]

Reference number: EL/F1/125

Date: 05 April 1677

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Discussing the astonomical observations of Hevelius in general, his observations of the sun's meridional altitudes, and those published in his 'Mercurius in sole visus', comparing the latter with Flamsteed's own made that year

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EL/F1/125
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05 April 1677
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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, dated at the Observatory [Greenwich], 05 April 1677, EL/F1/125, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_125/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-the-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 16 August 2026

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