Paper, 'The variation of the polar [pole] stars determin'd, in observing the hour of the night' by Thomas Wright
Reference number: CLP/8ii/45
Date: 06 March 1734
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A determination of the polar stars at night. Includes a figure of constellations in the sky with Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Dragon's Head [Draco] and Cassiopea [Cassiopeia] labelled.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 6 March 1734/5
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/45
- Earliest possible date
- 06 March 1734
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'The variation of the polar [pole] stars determin'd, in observing the hour of the night' by Thomas Wright, 06 March 1734, CLP/8ii/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_45/paper-the-variation-of-the-polar-pole-stars-determind-in-observing-the-hour-of-the-night-by-thomas-wright, accessed on 14 October 2024
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