Jupiter and Saturn

Date

21 November 1671

Creator

John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer

Object type

manuscript
drawing

Archive reference number

EL/F1/76

Manuscript page number

Material

ink
paper

Dimensions

height (page): 320mm
width (page): 200mm

Subject

Astronomy

Content object

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

Description

Two small astronomical diagrams of John Flamsteed's observation of Jupiter's altitude and Saturn's rings in a letter to Henry Oldenburg.

These images are copied in LBO/5/050-051 and LBC/5/055.

Related fellows

Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent

Associated place

<The World>
> Europe
> United Kingdom