Guardbook on Flamsteed's works, 1692 - 1717
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other items from a guardbook regarding the printing of Flamsteed's works, 98 folios. The papers include letters from the 'Referees' and drafts of Flamsteed's replies; an 'Estimate of the Expence of Printing the Historia Coelestis' (19r); 'Articles for Printing' (34r-39r); a draft agreement (43r); and draft petitions to the Queen (49r-50r, 66r). There are also related statements by Flamsteed concerning his personal history, including drafts of his 'Account of the Obser-vatory' (13a-15b); 'The State of the Observatory' (16r-17v); a 'Short note of dates for my Works' (78r-79r); copies of orders relating to the Observatory's foundation (80r-81v, 98r); a 'Begining of a breife History of the Observatory' (82r-84v); and related memoranda (86r, 87r, 97r). There are pencil notes by Baily throughout.
The correspondents include Isaac Newton, John Caswell, Sir Christopher Wren, [Dr] John Arbuthnot, Edmond Halley, Richard Waller (for the Royal Society), Lowthorp, J[ohn] Machin (for the Royal Society), Abraham Sharp and Hans Sloane.
Dates
- Creation: 1692 - 1717
Creator
- From the Series: Flamsteed, John, 1646 - 1719 (astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
A1/55
Finding aid date
2005-10-19 16:13:38+00:00
Subject
- Halley, Edmond, 1656 - 1742 (astronomer) (Person)
- Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642 - 1727 (Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician) (Person)
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) (Person)
- Sharp, Abraham, 1651 - 1742 (mathematician) (Person)
- Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632 - 1723 (Knight, architect, mathematician and astronomer) (Person)
- Arbuthnot, John, 1667 - 1735 (physician and author) (Person)
- Waller, Richard, c1650 - 1715 (Secretary of the Royal Society) (Person)
- Machin, John, 1680 - 1751 (astronomer) (Person)
- Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660 - 1753 (Knight, physician and collector) (Person)
- Caswell, John, c1655 - 1712 (astronomer) (Person)
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