Paper, 'Directions for observing the conjunction of Mercury with the Sun' by Robert Moray
Reference number: CLP/19/10
Date: 25 October 1664
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Moray describes his process for observing the conjuction of Mercury with the Sun, including various methods of observation and the details to be recorded.
Subject: Astronomy
- Reference number
- CLP/19/10
- Earliest possible date
- 25 October 1664
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Moray, Paper, 'Directions for observing the conjunction of Mercury with the Sun' by Robert Moray, 25 October 1664, CLP/19/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_19_10/paper-directions-for-observing-the-conjunction-of-mercury-with-the-sun-by-robert-moray, accessed on 22 June 2025
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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