John Flamsteed to Hans Sloane – November 2, 1694
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Date: November 2, 1694 Author: John Flamsteed Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: f. 187
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Royal Society, Scientific, Social, Travel
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Subjects
London, Magnetism, Meeting, Weather
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Date (as written)
November 2, 1694
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
The Observatory
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
John Flamsteed
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Flamsteed ‘brought an headach home wth’ him from London, where the weather was ‘cold & foggy’. He wrote a friend regarding a paper on ‘Magnetisme’ and expects a reply at the next meeting. Flamsteed was an astronomer, had a crucial role in the founding the of the Royal Observatory, and participated in academic debates relating to astronomy (Frances Willmoth, Flamsteed, John (16461719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9669, accessed 21 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Flamsteed
Gender:
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Description
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Diagnosis
Headache.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
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Medical problem reference
Headache