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Astronomical papers, 1715

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 1/69/B

Scope and Contents

Work by Flamsteed, arranged roughly chronologically by handwriting, including a micrometer conversion table, a drawing of a micrometer and notes about a table (70r, 71r, 93r, 94r); a Latin draft entitled 'Spherae genuina delineatio' ('A true delineation of the sphere') (73r-74r); a page from a treatise about Keplerian lunar motion (75rv); a copy of observations 1583-1600 and 1461-1471 (76r-79v, 90r); an analysis of elliptical orbits (83v-86v); a table of errors of the mural arc, 1689-1699 (87rv); a summary of a letter to [a curate, c. 1715] (93v); and a list of constellations (94v).

Dates

  • Creation: 1715

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

25 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Finding aid date

2005-10-28 11:25:11+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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