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

Reference number: EL/O2/126

Date: 14 August 1673

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Concerning delivery of papers and transcribes a translated letter from a Parisian about the theory of the moon which could determine the hour, minute and second when the moon would touch the meridian of a place

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EL/O2/126
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14 August 1673
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Flamsteed, dated at London, 14 August 1673, EL/O2/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_126/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-john-flamsteed-dated-at-london, accessed on 08 March 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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