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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- L&P/2/11
- Earliest possible date
- 15 December 1749
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- 3 pages
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- 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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