Paper, regarding a lunar eclipse witnessed in Fleet Street, London on 28 July 1729 by [George] Graham
Reference number: CLP/8ii/18
Date: 28 July 1729
Description
Graham writes that he used a 'glass of about six foot' to make the observations. He notes the beginning of the eclipse, the beginning of total darkness, the end of total darkness and the end of the eclipse.
Subject: Astronomy
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/18
- Earliest possible date
- 28 July 1729
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Graham, Paper, regarding a lunar eclipse witnessed in Fleet Street, London on 28 July 1729 by [George] Graham, 28 July 1729, CLP/8ii/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_18/paper-regarding-a-lunar-eclipse-witnessed-in-fleet-street-london-on-28-july-1729-by-george-graham, accessed on 14 October 2024
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