Paper, 'Conjunction of the Sun and Mercury' by Robert Hooke
Reference number: CLP/20/36
Date: 25 October 1664
Description
Notes the time at London and at Bermuda, and the latitudes. Includes tables of calculations, and latitudes. Discusses the calculation based on the distance between Jamaica and England. Calculates the transit of Mercury.
Subject: Astronomy
- Reference number
- CLP/20/36
- Earliest possible date
- 25 October 1664
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'Conjunction of the Sun and Mercury' by Robert Hooke, 25 October 1664, CLP/20/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_36/paper-conjunction-of-the-sun-and-mercury-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 10 November 2024
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Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers
1662-1699 Creator: Robert Hooke Reference number: CLP/20
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