Paper, 'Calculatio eclipsis lunae quae contigit anno 1664 6 Augusti' [Calculating the eclipse of the moon of 6 August 1664] by Sir Peter Wyche

Reference number: CLP/8i/19

Date: 06 August 1664

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Observations made of the lunar eclipse by Wyche while he was in Portugal. He reported his findings to the meeting of the Royal Society on 6 August 1664. Includes five tables of astronomical observations.

Subject: Astronomy

Reference number: CLP/8i/19
Earliest possible date: 06 August 1664
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 12 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Peter Wyche, Paper, 'Calculatio eclipsis lunae quae contigit anno 1664 6 Augusti' [Calculating the eclipse of the moon of 6 August 1664] by Sir Peter Wyche, 06 August 1664, CLP/8i/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_19/paper-calculatio-eclipsis-lunae-quae-contigit-anno-1664-6-augusti-calculating-the-eclipse-of-the-moon-of-6-august-1664-by-sir-peter-wyche, accessed on 14 January 2025

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Classified papers of the Royal Society
1660-1741 Reference number: CLP
Classified papers: volume 8i concerning 'Astronomy'
1661-1725 Reference number: CLP/8i

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