MAG 140 - The Movement of the Heavens

Case #7150101

Statement of John Flamsteed, taken from a partial unsent letter to Abraham Sharp, 1715.

Audio recording by Jonathan Sims, the Archivist.

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Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall.

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