Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby
Reference number: EL/F1/65
Date: 03 January 1670
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Signed autograph
Believes that his cousin Wilson's observations are mistaken; grateful that Hevelius's observations of the solar eclipse of 25 October 1668 were sent to him; wishes that any other English astronomers' observations of the eclipse be sent to him
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- EL/F1/65
- Earliest possible date
- 03 January 1670
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- 1 page
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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, John (1646-1719), Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby, 03 January 1670, EL/F1/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_65/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 05 March 2026
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John Flamsteed
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