Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/F1/64
Date: 13 December 1670
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Signed autograph
Wishes to see Hevelius's observations at Danzig, Poland, so that he can test his tables; gives an English summary of Latin letter EL/F1/63 with his observations of the moon and Venus at Codnor, Derbyshire
- Reference number
- EL/F1/64
- Earliest possible date
- 13 December 1670
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Flamsteed
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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, 13 December 1670, EL/F1/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_64/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 16 July 2025
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Henry Oldenburg
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John Flamsteed
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