| RGO Archives/RGO 1 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 4 |
First notes of mural arc observations |
| 5 |
First notes of mural arc observations |
| 6 |
First notes of mural arc observations |
| 7 |
First notes of mural arc observations |
| 8 |
First notes of mural arc observations |
| 9 |
Correspondence and early observations |
| 10 |
Observations at Derby, London and Greenwich |
| 11 |
Observations at Greenwich |
| 12 |
Compilation of observations |
| 13 |
Compilation of observations |
| 14 |
Compilation of observations |
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Papers of John Flamsteed
| Title |
Correspondence and early observations |
| Reference |
RGO 1/9
(former reference: A1/29) |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1677 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
'Excerpta Astronomica ex Epistolis D. Gulielmi Gascoignii ad D. Gulielmum Crabtreum et huius Responsis' ('Astronomical excerpts from the letters of William Gascoigne to William Crabtree and his replies'), December 1638 - 22 June 1642 (3r-6r); and Flamsteed's 'Mensuras Diametrorum Solis et Lunae ... aliasque ... observationes' ('Measurements of the diameters of the Sun and Moon ... and other ... observations'), a chronological synopsis, 22 June 1666 - 25 November 1676; 68 folios. The second piece includes 'Observationes Derbienses ... Ab Anno 1671 ad 1674' (8r-25v), and 'Observationes Britannicae Regiae', comprising 'Observationes Coelestes Londini Habitae in Arce Londinensi Aedibus Jonae Moore ... 1675' ('...made at the Tower of London on the premises of Jonas Moore') (30r-33r), and '...Greenovici habitae' ('...made at Greenwich') (34v-66v). The writing throughout is in Flamsteed's hand. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Crabtree, William (1610-1644) astronomer |
| Gascoigne, William (c 1612-1644) inventor of optical instruments |
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