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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

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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

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James Short

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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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    Dates: 1592-1741

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