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Letter, 'Eclipse of the moon of 12 Dec 1749' from William Elstobb to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/2/11

Date: 15 December 1749

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An Observation of an Eclipse of the Moon Dec. 12. 1749. Made at Earith, near St. Ives, in Huntingdonshire, by Mr. Wm. Elstobb, Jun. Communicated in a letter to Martin Folkes, Esq; PR. R. S'

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Reference number
L&P/2/11
Earliest possible date
15 December 1749
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Eclipse of the moon of 12 Dec 1749' from William Elstobb to Martin Folkes, 15 December 1749, L&P/2/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_11/letter-eclipse-of-the-moon-of-12-dec-1749-from-william-elstobb-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 08 September 2026

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