Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth
Reference number: EL/H3/105
Date: 22 May 1724
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Observations of the eclipse of the sun with details about how he did this (camera obscura and pendulum clock); lists six questions about curvature and the laws of centripetal forces
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- EL/H3/105
- Earliest possible date
- 22 May 1724
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Horsley, John Horsley, Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth, 22 May 1724, EL/H3/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_105/letter-from-john-horsley-to-james-jurin-dated-at-morpeth, accessed on 07 November 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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James Jurin
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John Horsley
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