Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby
Reference number: EL/F1/67
Date: 18 February 1670
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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, 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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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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John Flamsteed
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