Lunar observations and star catalogues, 1690 - 1702
Scope and Contents
A compilation of lunar observations, with star catalogues, mainly in Flamsteed's hand, 184 folios. The volume includes 'Lunae Observationes Britannicae Regiae' ('Lunar Observations of the British Realm') made between May 1675 and September 1689, with data from various sources and analytical notes (3r-94r); 'Claudii Ptolemei ... Fixarum Catalogus' (Ptolemy's catalogue of the fixed stars), translated into Latin and compared with other catalogues by Flamsteed, 1702 (105r-128r); calculations (129r-156v); and 'Fixarum Catalogus Hevelianus, ad Annum ... 1660' (Hevelius's catalogue of the fixed stars to the year ... 1660'), reduced to a better form by Thomas Weston, and with Johannes Bayer's letters added (160v-176v).
Dates
- Creation: 1690 - 1702
Creator
- From the Series: Flamsteed, John, 1646 - 1719 (astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
Former / Other Reference
A1/40
Finding aid date
2005-10-19 15:54:14+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
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