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

Reference number: EL/F1/94

Date: 17 February 1673

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Discussing the calculi of Eramus Reinhold, Christianus Severinin Longomontanus and Philip Lansberg, which were sent by Hecker; discussing calculations for the transit of Mercury in April 1674 and October 1677; predictions from the ephemerides of Hecker for the year 1672 are attached
Read to the Royal Society on 2 April 1673

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EL/F1/94
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17 February 1673
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3 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, 17 February 1673, EL/F1/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_94/letter-from-john-flamsteed-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-derby, accessed on 10 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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