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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Insight into the life of the first Astronomer Royal and into the early development of telescopic measurement is, in itself, sufficient scholarly justification for the publication of Flamsteed's correspondence. However, since at last the early nineteenth century, there has been a continuing debate concerning the interaction between Flamsteed, on one hand, and Newton and Halley, on the other. What exactly was the background to their dispute over the use of Flamsteed's observations - observations that played a significant part in the foundation of the Newtonian world picture? Newton's correspondence has now been published in full; this similar treatment of Flamsteed's correspondence should provide the basis for a balanced review of the protagonists.

The earliest letters in the present volume share many of the characteristics of those in the later part of volume one. There are exchanges with Cassini, Hevelius, Halley, Newton...

(Extracted from the Preface and Introduction)

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Acknowledgments.

-List of Letters.

-Abbreviated References.

-Glossary of Astronomical and other Technical Terms.

-List of Symbols.

-Introduction.

-Letters 451 - 900.

-Appendix - Official Documents.

-Bibliographical Notes.

-Index.