Paper, 'An observation of an eclipse of the Moon, made in Fleet Street London' by George Graham and James Short
Reference number: CLP/8ii/50
Date: 08 September 1736
Description
The authors share observations of a lunar eclipse on 8 September 1736. The observations are made with a five and a half inches reflecting telescope, magnifying about 38 times.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A collection of the observations of the Lunar Eclipse, Sept. 8, 1736. which were sent to the Royal Society'
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/50
- Earliest possible date
- 08 September 1736
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Graham, James Short, Paper, 'An observation of an eclipse of the Moon, made in Fleet Street London' by George Graham and James Short, 08 September 1736, CLP/8ii/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_50/paper-an-observation-of-an-eclipse-of-the-moon-made-in-fleet-street-london-by-george-graham-and-james-short, accessed on 12 October 2024
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IV. A collection of the observations of the Lunar Eclipse, Sept. 8, 1736. which were sent to the Royal Society External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1738
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0021
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