Copy of a letter to John Flamsteed from a committee of the Royal Society Isaac Newton c. 198 words The Newton Project Falmer 2014 Newton Project, University of Sussex

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 EL/N1/64, Royal Society Library, London, UK UKLondonRoyal Society Library EL/N1/64 3 July 1712 England English Holograph Unknown Hand (1) J. Thorpe Unknown Cataloguer (1) Unknown Cataloguer (2) ScienceCorrespondence Transcription by Daniele Cassisa Code audited by Michael Hawkins
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A Letter to the Reverend Mr John Flamstead Concerning His Astronomical Observations sent by the Royal Society for that purpose

Sir,

The Committee of the Royal Society appointed for that purpose, finding You have not deliverd to them a Copy of Your last Years Observations, according to the Direction of Her Majesties most Gracious Letter of the 12th. of December 1710. do hereby demand Your compliance therewith, and now the Six Months allowed You being Elapsed, let You know, that they expect You will send Your Observations to the Societies House in Crane-Court, according to the Meaning of the said Letter.

We are

YorYour most humble Sevts.Servants

[Signed]

Is. Newton P.R.S.

Hans Sloane

R. Mead.

Edm: Halley.

Abr. Hill.

[superscribed]

To The Reverend Mr John Flamsted at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich

These

Memorandandum: this is an Exact Copy of a Letter which I delivered to Mr. Flamsted Yesterday (July 4. 1712) at the Royal Observatory: who returned this Answer, that he would cause an Copy to be taken of his last Years Observations, and send them accordingly to the Royal Society by Michaelmasse next.

J. Thorpe

July. 1712

No 6

Enter'ded. LB. Vol. 15

at beginning.