Jupiter's position relative to the Moon
Date
13 May 1671
Creator
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p1
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 327mm
width (page): 200mm
width (page): 200mm
Subject
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Description
Figure of Jupiter's position relative to the Moon predicted for 20 September 1671 by John Flamsteed in a letter to Henry Oldenburg. The letter was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 18 May 1671.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 18 May 1671, ‘Mr. Flamstead’s letter to Mr. Oldenburg, dated Derby May 13, 1671, was read, giving an account of the stellar eclipse May 6, 1671’ (Birch 2:482).
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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