Paper, 'A new theory for the Moon' by J D [Jean Dominique] Cassini
Reference number: CLP/8i/30
Date: 17th Century
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Cassini uses observations of the Moon's diameter to support his hypotheses that 'the distance of the Moon from the Earth is 100 diameters of the Moon' and that 'in the quadratures that happen in the perigee, the distance of the Moon from the Earth is 107 diameters.'
Subject: Astronomy
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- CLP/8i/30
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- 17th Century
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- Ink on paper
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Jean Dominique Cassini, Paper, 'A new theory for the Moon' by J D [Jean Dominique] Cassini, 17th Century, CLP/8i/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_30/paper-a-new-theory-for-the-moon-by-j-d-jean-dominique-cassini, accessed on 03 October 2024
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Dates: 1592-1741
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