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Paper, '1735/6 March 15. Eclipse of the Moon observed in Fleet Street [London]' by George Graham

Reference number: CLP/8ii/64

Date: 15 March 1736

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Graham shares the times of the beginning of the lunar eclipse, the 'total immersion' and 'emersion' and the end as observed from Fleet Street on 15 March 1735/6. He also shares Edmond's Halley's observations from Greenwich.

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'

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CLP/8ii/64
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15 March 1736
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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George Graham

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George Graham, Paper, '1735/6 March 15. Eclipse of the Moon observed in Fleet Street [London]' by George Graham, 15 March 1736, CLP/8ii/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_64/paper-17356-march-15-eclipse-of-the-moon-observed-in-fleet-street-london-by-george-graham, accessed on 12 May 2026

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