John Flamsteed Papers, 1638-1725.

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John Flamsteed Papers, 1638-1725.

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Observation books, letter books and manuscript catalogues, including: A. Observation and reduction volumes, with letterbooks, the texts of the Gresham Lectures given by Flamsteed, early lead mining records, mathematical and astronomical treatises, manuscript star catalogs and drafts of the 'Historia Coelestis'. B. Documentation of important topics and events, such as: the foundation of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; the work of Flamsteed; demonstration of the isochronous rotation of the Earth, and the resulting "equation of time"; establishment of the first Greenwich meridian; the dispute with Halley and Newton over the publication of Flamsteed's observations and the 'Historia Coelestis'. C. The following is a list of the names of correspondents and others as they appear in the handlist to this class of papers in RGO Archives. It must be remembered that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of names as they appear in the papers themselves. Researchers interested in a prticular period are invited to write to the RGO Archivist at the above address if they are interested in particular individuals whose names do not appear below, but who could possibly have been in correspondence with the person or institution responbile for creating the class. Correspondents: Sir G. B. Airy; C. Arnold; Bailey, Lord Brouncker; J. D. Cassini; J. Caswell; King Charles II; S. Clowes; T. Conings; Crabtree; J. Crosthwaite; P. Davies; J. C. Einmart; J. Flamsteed; Gascoigne; S. Gray; D. Gregory; Dr. Halley; Hevelius; J. Hodgeson; J. Horrocks; Mr. Lee; N. Maskelyne; S. Molyneux; J. Moore; H. Oldenburgh; Dr. Pell; J. Pond; Dr. Pope; Radcliffe Trustees; A. Ryley; Sir C. Scarbarrow; A. Sharp; Dr. T. Smith; H. Stanyan; N. Stephenson; R. Townley; Weston; J. Witty; Sir G. Wharton; I. Woolferman; and Sir C. Wren, among others.

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