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
Timen/a
Place:city: Greenwich
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:astronomical calculations (lunar positions)
Genre:Science, Mathematics, Astronomy
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6329
Source: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:
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Citation:
Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, (Chicago, 1998), p. 569, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6329, accessed: 17 August 2024
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