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Extract of a letter, from John Flamsteed to John Collins

Reference number: EL/F1/84

Date: 18 March 1671

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Concerning astronomical observations; concerning the papers of Horrocks and Gascoigne; discussing Newton's telescope with his own
Extract by Henry Oldenburg

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EL/F1/84
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18 March 1671
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, Extract of a letter, from John Flamsteed to John Collins, 18 March 1671, EL/F1/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_84/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-john-collins, accessed on 20 September 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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