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Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/F1/59

Date: 26 February 1669

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Signed autograph
List of corrections to be made to an article published in 'Philosophical Transactions' (vol 4, no 55, p 1099)
Predicted observations of the occultation of the star 'at the shoulder of Virgo'; observations of the solar eclipse on 25 October 1668 to determine meridians of Paris and London; enquiries about obtaining lenses for his new telescope; wishes to know if Hevelius has tables in his selenography to show the inclinations of the illuminated cusps of the moon from the sun

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EL/F1/59
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26 February 1669
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, 26 February 1669, EL/F1/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_59/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 17 July 2025

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