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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

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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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