Letter from John Flamsteed to the Bishop of Worcester, William Lloyd, 1703-11-27
Scope and Contents
Concerning calculations of the time of the lunar eclipse of 3 April [AD] 33 [and its identification as eclipse recorded as occurring on the day of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ].
Dates
- Creation: 1703-11-27
Creator
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
- Lloyd, William, 1627 - 1717 (Bishop of Worcester) (Person)
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Extent
2 folio(s) : paper
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A private donation from the personal collection of the late Dr K.C. and Mrs P.R. Phillipps, received from Patricia Phillipps on 1 April 2022.
Existence and Location of Copies
A full transcription is published in Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdin and Francis Willmoth's ed., 'The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal, Volume 3' (CRC Press, 2001): Letter 918, p.40-41.
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