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Paper, 'Observatio eclipsis lunaris totalis habita in publico observatorio Pekinensi 1729 die 14 Febru' [Observations of the lunar eclipse witnessed on 14 February 1729 at the public observatory of Peking, or Beijing] by J B Carbone

Reference number: CLP/8ii/31

Date: 14 February 1729

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Carbone presents observations on a lunar eclipse alongside the times of his observations.

Subject: Astronomy

Reference number
CLP/8ii/31
Earliest possible date
14 February 1729
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Observatio eclipsis lunaris totalis habita in publico observatorio Pekinensi 1729 die 14 Febru' [Observations of the lunar eclipse witnessed on 14 February 1729 at the public observatory of Peking, or Beijing] by J B Carbone, 14 February 1729, CLP/8ii/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_31/paper-observatio-eclipsis-lunaris-totalis-habita-in-publico-observatorio-pekinensi-1729-die-14-febru-observations-of-the-lunar-eclipse-witnessed-on-14-february-1729-at-the-public-observatory-of-peking-or-beijing-by-j-b-carbone, accessed on 13 October 2024

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