Satellites of Jupiter

Date

21 November 1671

Creator

Unknown, Artist

Object type

manuscript
drawing

Archive reference number

LBC

Manuscript page number

vol5 p55

Material

ink
paper

Dimensions

height (page): 303mm
width (page): 179mm

Subject

Astronomy

Content object

space
   > Solar system
      > planet
         > Jupiter
space
   > Solar system
      > planet
         > Saturn

Description

John Flamsteed's observation on the satellites of Jupiter, in a letter to Henry Oldenburg.

Copied from LBO/5/050-051. The original letter is at EL/F1/76.

Related fellows

John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent

Associated place

<The World>
> Europe
> United Kingdom