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Paper, 'An observation of the eclipse of the Sun on 2 May 1733 in the afternoon' by George Graham

Reference number: CLP/8ii/42

Date: 02 May 1733

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Graham presents observations made at Fleet Street, London, with a telescope 10 feet in length fitted with a micrometer.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 3 May 1733

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An observation of the eclipse of the Sun on May 2, 1733, in the afternoon. By Mr. George Graham, F. R. S. in Fleet-Street, London. Made with a telescope of ten feet in length, fitted with a micrometer'

Reference number
CLP/8ii/42
Earliest possible date
02 May 1733
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Graham

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George Graham, Paper, 'An observation of the eclipse of the Sun on 2 May 1733 in the afternoon' by George Graham, 02 May 1733, CLP/8ii/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_42/paper-an-observation-of-the-eclipse-of-the-sun-on-2-may-1733-in-the-afternoon-by-george-graham, accessed on 14 October 2024

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