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- ↑ Willmoth, Frances (2004). "Flamsteed, John (1646–1719)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-02-04.(subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ Headland, Robert (1992). The Island of South Georgia (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-42474-7.