Paper, proposal for 'Historia Brittannica Coelestis' by John Flamsteed to Hans Sloane
Reference number: EL/F1/130
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One page outlines the chapters with instructions and an estimate of the number of pages; on reverse, in another hand, is a copy of a letter about what is being omitted from the work and how it was begun at Charles II's command
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- EL/F1/130
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Flamsteed
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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, Paper, proposal for 'Historia Brittannica Coelestis' by John Flamsteed to Hans Sloane, EL/F1/130, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_130/paper-proposal-for-historia-brittannica-coelestis-by-john-flamsteed-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 14 July 2025
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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 -
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Hans Sloane
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John Flamsteed
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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