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Letter, 'Observations of the Moon's eclipse March 15th 1735/6 at Yeovil, Somerset [England] from John Milnes to John Allen

Reference number: CLP/8ii/66

Date: 1736

Description

Milnes writes of a lunar eclipse which took place on 15 March 1735/6, listing the Moon's altitude at various points.

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/66
Earliest possible date
1736
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Observations of the Moon's eclipse March 15th 1735/6 at Yeovil, Somerset [England] from John Milnes to John Allen, 1736, CLP/8ii/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_66/letter-observations-of-the-moons-eclipse-march-15th-17356-at-yeovil-somerset-england-from-john-milnes-to-john-allen, accessed on 13 October 2024

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