Scope and Contents The contents of a guardbook of letters received by Flamsteed, 162 folios. The dorses have often been used by Flamsteed for rough calculations. The correspondents include several people connected with Flamsteed's living of Burstow or with other property. The volume includes a printed notice advertising William Whiston's experiment to find the speed of light and sound (150r).The correspondents are Stephen Gray; [Dr] John Arbuthnot; 'E.B.' [probably to Mrs Flamsteed, telling the story...

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Lunar and stellar calculations by Isaac Wolferman dated 1708-1709, and Crosthwait's copies of lunar and planetary calculations by John Witty, 1709. The volume is marked '23', '68' and '82'.

Scope and Contents An untitled book of planetary and solar observations and calculations, 93 folios, including a copy of observations for 1679-1680 (3r-23r), a few observations of Jupiter's satellites (92v), and indexes to the planetary work (1r, 91r and inside the front cover). The writing is mostly in Joseph Crosthwait's hand, but also features those of Flamsteed, Isaac Wolferman and possibly John Witty. There are dates from 5 December 1705 to 15 April 1713, although the observations may be earlier than...

Scope and Contents Planetary and lunar calculations based on data of 1676-1689, with references to 1690, 412 folios. There are eight sections, marked as volumes 1 to 8 and separately paginated by Flamsteed, bound together in one volume in the order of their marking. The writing is mostly in John Witty's hand, with Flamsteed's hand featuring occasionally. There is a contents guide by Flamsteed at the start of each volume, and calculations on loose leaves throughout.1. Calculations relating to Saturn,...

Scope and Contents Lunar and some planetary calculations, 24 November 1705 - 5 July 1706, with a few notes up to June 1709, 374 folios. There are eight sections, marked volumes 9 to 16, now bound together, with a few inserted loose leaves. The writing is mostly in John Witty's hand, but Flamsteed's also features.9. Lunar places (1680-1681) and related calculations, including extracts on eclipses from Ptolemy and Albategnius (17v-28v, 41v).10. Lunar right ascensions and north polar...

Scope and Contents Copies of star catalogues: 'Claudi Ptolemai Regularis dispositio Constellationum...' ('Claudius Ptolemy's regular disposition of constellations or catalogue of fixed stars, translated from Greek into Latin, amended ... by comparison with an Oxford manuscript and with the versions of Trapezuntius, Gauricus, Copernicus and Clavius, and also with the catalogue of Ulug Beigh, of Tycho Brahe, and the heavens themselves. The work of John Flamsteed, M. R. With the additional Greek and Roman...