Annotated drawing, 'Concerning a drawing of a solar portent' by unknown author
Reference number: CLP/4i/56
Date: c 17th Century
Description
The author shares a note with a drawing, stating that the drawing comes from the margins of manuscripts of the works of Henry of Huntingdon (1088-1157), who is known for his chronicle Historia Anglorum (The History of the English People). The drawing seems to refer to a solar eclipse that was observed in the year 1104 and consists of three interlocking rings.
Subject: Astronomy
- Reference number
- CLP/4i/56
- Earliest possible date
- c 17th Century
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Annotated drawing, 'Concerning a drawing of a solar portent' by unknown author, c 17th Century, CLP/4i/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_56/annotated-drawing-concerning-a-drawing-of-a-solar-portent-by-unknown-author, accessed on 19 April 2025
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Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
1661-1728 Reference number: CLP/4i
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Classified Papers
The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
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