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

Reference number: EL/F1/67

Date: 18 February 1670

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Signed autograph
States that the moon has not approached any stars recently (planetary appulse) and wishes to know if Robert Hooke has had any observations of the moon and the Pleiades star cluster; wishes to exchange methodological approaches of observing the diurnal sky with Hooke

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EL/F1/67
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18 February 1670
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby, 18 February 1670, EL/F1/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_67/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 14 December 2024

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