Letter, from David Gregory to Hans Sloane, dated at Oxford
Reference number: EL/G1/46
Date: 12 October 1699
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States that he sends his observations of the solar eclipse, which have been printed in 'Philosophical Transactions'; makes some comments about the duration of the eclipse
Read to the Royal Society on 25 October 1699
Partially printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21, no 256, p 330
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- EL/G1/46
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- 12 October 1699
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David Gregory, Letter, from David Gregory to Hans Sloane, dated at Oxford, 12 October 1699, EL/G1/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_46/letter-from-david-gregory-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 18 May 2025
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V. Part of a letter from Dr. David Gregory, to Dr. Sloane, dated Oxford, October 12. 1699. containing his observations of the eclipse of the sun on the 13th of September last External link, opens in new tab.
Author: David Gregory
Date: 1st September 1699
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0059
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