Fontaney, Jean de, 1643 - 1710 (mathematician)
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Mural arc observations, 1694 - 1716
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 1/15
Scope and Contents
'Apographa' ('Exact copies'), first part: an undated copy of observations made between 12 September 1689 and 19 December 1693, with notes up to c. 1716, in the hands of Flamsteed others, 175 folios. The volume includes notes on the Pole Star, instrumental errors and comparison of micrometers (1r, 126v, 153-156v); 'Animadvertenda', on the mural arc (102r-103v); observations made by Jean de Fontaney in China (151v); an extract from Dr Thomas Plume's will (157v-158r); and a 'list of my pupills...
Dates:
1694 - 1716
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