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." |
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Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Sep 1694 and 30 Sep 1694 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Greenwich | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | John Flamsteed |
Title: | astronomical calculations (lunar positions) |
Genre: | Science, Mathematics, Astronomy |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 6329 | |
Source - | ||
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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6329, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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