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Camera Obscura at the Flamsteed House

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Title

Camera Obscura at the Flamsteed House

Description

This camera was used by Margaret and John Flamsteed to safely observe the Sun as well as used to inspire artwork by the former.

Publisher

Greenwich Royal Observatory

Date

1676

Subject

Source

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

Is Part Of

“Margaret Flamsteed,” by Chloe A Marini, HON 399 Research in London, Spring 2024

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Rights

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Citation

Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719, “Camera Obscura at the Flamsteed House,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed February 28, 2025, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/14655.

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