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Paper, 'Observations of the lunar eclipse of 15 March 1736 made at Mr Graham's House in Fleet Street' by [Andreas] Celsius

Reference number: CLP/8ii/51

Date: 15 March 1736

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Celsius shares observations of a lunar eclipse made with a reflecting telescope of 11 inches magnifying 63 times. The observations took place between 10.22am and 1.46pm.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A collection of the observations made on the eclipse of the moon, on March 15. 1735-6. which were communicated to the Royal Society'

Reference number
CLP/8ii/51
Earliest possible date
15 March 1736
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Andreas Celsius

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Andreas Celsius, Paper, 'Observations of the lunar eclipse of 15 March 1736 made at Mr Graham's House in Fleet Street' by [Andreas] Celsius, 15 March 1736, CLP/8ii/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_51/paper-observations-of-the-lunar-eclipse-of-15-march-1736-made-at-mr-grahams-house-in-fleet-street-by-andreas-celsius, accessed on 13 October 2024

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