Diagram
Date
5 December 1704
Creator
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p3
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 310mm
width (page): 194mm
width (page): 194mm
Subject
Description
Shorthand notes and a diagram in Abraham Sharp's hand, following a letter to him from John Flamsteed dated 5 December 1704.
Abraham Sharp (1653-1742) was Flamsteed's assistant in 1684, and also in 1688-91. From 1694, he ran a family estate at Little Horton, near Bradford (see Correspondence of Flamsteed, ed. by Forbes et al., vol. 3, p. 968).
Abraham Sharp (1653-1742) was Flamsteed's assistant in 1684, and also in 1688-91. From 1694, he ran a family estate at Little Horton, near Bradford (see Correspondence of Flamsteed, ed. by Forbes et al., vol. 3, p. 968).
Object history
MS/798 is a collection of letters by John Flamsteed and his wife, and by Mr Crosthwait, to Abraham Sharp between the years 1702 and 1730.
Related fellows
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
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