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Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby

Reference number: EL/F1/66

Date: 28 January 1670

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Considering Hevelius's observations of the transit of the moon by Venus; states that he will send an account with the errors of Hevelius's 'Mercury sub sole'
Tables show the time by Hevelius's clock and the true time converted from altitudes

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EL/F1/66
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28 January 1670
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1 page
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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 Derby, 28 January 1670, EL/F1/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_66/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 16 April 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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