Roger Bailey wrote:
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> URL correction: See
> <http://www.swan.ac.uk/astra/astro/essays/flamsteed/flamsteed.htm>.
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> Spelling Correction: "The Almagest"
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> Roger Bailey
> N 51 W 115
Roger,
I believe the URL is as shown below:
http://www.swan.ac.uk/astra/astro/essays/flamsteed/flamstd.htm
Flamsteed provided a great deal of data (lunar observations, ect.) to
Newton and in the earliest editions of Principia was noted as having
done so (this before these two 'great' minds started feuding). As has
been recently mentioned both were engaged in developing a means of
determining longitude via lunar observations. In fact this (the
longitude problem) was to be the chief task of the Astronomer Royal.
Here are some URL's explaining the lunar theories of Newton and
Flamsteed (with Excel examples!).
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/kollrstm/flammdl.htm
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/kollrstm/newton.htm
A very nice book on Flamsteed that I've enjoyed reading recently.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0851157068/o/qid=943028253/sr=2-3/103-4803424-6561406
Best,
Luke
