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Record Number: 6329


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"When [Isaac] Newton arrived at Greenwich in September 1694, the astronomer [John Flamsteed] showed him 157 lunar positions calculated at the observatory ... Newton asked permission to take copies of them."

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1694 and 30 Sep 1694

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Greenwich

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Isaac Newton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

4 Jan 1643

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Scientist/Mathematician

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Flamsteed

Title:

astronomical calculations (lunar positions)

Genre:

Science, Mathematics, Astronomy

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

6329

Source:

Print

Author:

Adrian Johns

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making

Place of Publication:

Chicago

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

569

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making (Chicago, 1998), p. 569, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6329, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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