Edward Haynes or Haines ( fl. 1683–1708) was an

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astronomer and

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.royalsociety.org, ''Haynes; Edward (fl 1683 - 1708)''.
/ref> Haynes observed the lunar eclipse of 11 February 1682 from Basing Lane in

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, an event also observed by

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and

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, at

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. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 2 May 1683, nominated by Flamsteed and Halley. A nonconformist, Haynes was in the congregation of

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, who died at his house in

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, then in Hertfordshire A later published observation from Totteridge noted its distance from London and displacement to the west.''Two Astronomical Observations of the Eclipses of the Planet Jupiter, by the Moon in March and April Last, Made at London'', Philosophical Transactions Vol. 16, (1686 - 1692), pp. 85-87, at p. 87; Published by: The Royal Society. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/101845

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