Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby
Reference number: EL/F1/87
Date: 25 July 1672
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Sends corrections for his observations of Jupiter printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' (vol 7, no 82, p 4036) (see EL/F1/85); sends an account of the observations of the moon and the star cluster Pleiades (EL/F1/88); concerning recent transit of Mars; states that family commitments have meant that there is less time for making observations
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- EL/F1/87
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- 25 July 1672
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John Flamsteed, John Flamsteed, John (1646-1719), Letter, from John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Derby, 25 July 1672, EL/F1/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_87/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 22 April 2026
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