Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster
Reference number: EL/D1/56
Date: 14 January 1711
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Observations of the lunar eclipse made with a six foot telescope
Apologies that he did not have Hevelius's map of the moon to observe the spots as the shadow passed over, but will rectify this
Figure of lunar eclipse attached
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 27, no 336, p 522
Read to the Royal Society on 24 January 1711
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- 14 January 1711
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William Derham
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William Derham, William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster, 14 January 1711, EL/D1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_56/letter-from-william-derham-to-richard-waller-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 09 July 2025
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