Paper, 'An observation of the eclipse of the Moon September 8 1736 made in Hudson's Bay [Canada]' by Christopher Middleton
Reference number: CLP/8ii/71
Date: 08 September 1736
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Middleton describes a lunar eclipse witnessed at Hudson Bay. He states that the weather was clear, but 'the motion of the sea render'd my telescope useless'.
Subject: Astronomy
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/71
- Earliest possible date
- 08 September 1736
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Christopher Middleton, Paper, 'An observation of the eclipse of the Moon September 8 1736 made in Hudson's Bay [Canada]' by Christopher Middleton, 08 September 1736, CLP/8ii/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_71/paper-an-observation-of-the-eclipse-of-the-moon-september-8-1736-made-in-hudsons-bay-canada-by-christopher-middleton, accessed on 05 October 2024
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