Transit of Jupiter
Date
4 March 1676
Creator
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 190mm
width (page): 149mm
width (page): 149mm
Subject
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Description
Figure from John Flamsteed's observation on the transit of Jupiter in his letter to Cassini. This is a copy of the letter in Henry Oldenburg's hand. The letter was printed as John Flamsteed, ‘Answer to the former three letters, containing also some celestial observations’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 11, no. 123 (1676), pp. 565-67, with reference to fig. 2 at p. 566. The woodcut is printed at p. 557 in the previous article.
Object history
John Flamsteed, ‘Answer to the former three letters, containing also some celestial observations’, Phil. Trans., vol. 11, no. 123 (1676), pp. 565-67 (ref. to fig. 2 at p. 566). The woodcut is printed at p. 557 in the previous article.
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