Diagram to explain the refraction of air
Date
3 February 1676
Creator
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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Manuscript page number
p6
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 285mm
width (page): 184mm
width (page): 184mm
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Description
Figure in a letter from Henry Oldenburg to John Cruzado dated 3 February 1676. This letter conveys John Flamsteed's demonstration, using this diagram, that solar refractions are not greater than the lunar refractions at the same altitude. John Cruzado was the Professor of Mathematics and Chief Captain of the Casa de la Contratacion of Seville.
Related fellows
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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