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Letter, from John Flamsteed to Thomas Wilson, dated at Derby

Reference number: EL/F1/70

Date: 03 July 1671

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Wishes his cousin to deliver his work and to purchase a pendulum clock for him; wishes to see the ephemerides of Oldenburg and Collins

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EL/F1/70
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03 July 1671
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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 Thomas Wilson, dated at Derby, 03 July 1671, EL/F1/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_70/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-thomas-wilson-dated-at-derby, accessed on 10 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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