Classified papers: volume 8ii concerning 'Astronomy'
Reference number: CLP/8ii
Date: 1726-1738
Description
Papers on topics relating to astronomy. These works were either sent to the Royal Society, usually by their authors or by intermediaries, for reading at ordinary meetings of the Royal Society. Material might be commissioned by the Royal Society, or collected by other means.
The volume has a manuscript listing bound into the front of the book. This notes the paper number ().
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii
- Earliest possible date
- 1726-1738
- Physical description
- Volume quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards.
- Page extent
- 1 volume containing 85 papers
- Format
- Manuscript
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Classified papers: volume 8ii concerning 'Astronomy', 1726-1738, CLP/8ii, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii/classified-papers-volume-8ii-concerning-astronomy, accessed on 22 April 2025
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This volume contains 85 manuscripts:
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Paper, 'Observations made at Southwick in the county of Northampton [England]' by George Lynn
10 February 1726 Reference number: CLP/8ii/1 -
Paper, 'The longitude of Lisbon and the Fort of New York from Wanstead and London determin'd by eclipses of the first satellite of Jupiter' by James Bradley
30 June 1736 Creator: James Bradley Reference number: CLP/8ii/2 -
Paper, 'Observatio defectus solis' [Observation of the Sun] and 'Observatio defectus lunae' [Observation of the Moon] by Giovanni Poleni
10 November 1726 Creator: Giovanni Poleni Reference number: CLP/8ii/3 -
Paper, 'Observations of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites from 1700 to 1727' by William Derham
14 December 1727 Creator: William Derham Reference number: CLP/8ii/4
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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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