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

Reference number: EL/F1/68

Date: 13 May 1671

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Signed autograph
Observations of the moon and Jupiter with table and figure
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1671

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EL/F1/68
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13 May 1671
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2 pages
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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, 13 May 1671, EL/F1/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_68/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 14 December 2024

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