Paper, 'An observation of the satellites of Jupiter communicated by [James] Pound' by Edmond Halley
Reference number: CLP/8i/65
Date: 09 July 1714
Description
Concerns observations of four satellites between 14:47 and 15:00 on 9 July 1714. Pound describes how 'Jupiter and his satellites appeared very bright and clear (thro a 15 foot glass)'.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 15 July 1714
- Reference number
- CLP/8i/65
- Earliest possible date
- 09 July 1714
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Pound, Paper, 'An observation of the satellites of Jupiter communicated by [James] Pound' by Edmond Halley, 09 July 1714, CLP/8i/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_65/paper-an-observation-of-the-satellites-of-jupiter-communicated-by-james-pound-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 29 April 2025
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Letter, from Reverend James Pound to Edmond Halley, dated at Wanstead
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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