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The observations Newton used to calculate the orbit of Kirch’s comet can be found in the tables in http://www.newtonproject.ox.ac.uk/view/texts/diplomatic/NATP00301 page 491. Observations up to 5 February are by Flamsteed; later observations are by Newton. Different versions of these tables exist. This version is sufficient to demonstrate the calculation. I have not found the Newton Project’sContinue reading “Observations of Kirch’s comet 1680-81”