Paper, 'Helio-cometes et seleno-cometes' [The Sun-comet and the Moon-comet] by Johann Christoph Sturm
Reference number: CLP/8i/37
Date: 02 April 1689
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Account of an appearance of the Sun and Moon emitting long tails streaching to the horizon. Observed on 8 December at Altorff near to Nurnberg [Germany]. Phenomenon lasted all night, the sun arising the next morning with a similar tail. Includes drawings of the comets.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society 2 April 1689
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- CLP/8i/37
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- 02 April 1689
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Paper, 'Helio-cometes et seleno-cometes' [The Sun-comet and the Moon-comet] by Johann Christoph Sturm, 02 April 1689, CLP/8i/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_37/paper-helio-cometes-et-seleno-cometes-the-sun-comet-and-the-moon-comet-by-johann-christoph-sturm, accessed on 13 September 2024
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