Letter, 'Observations at Pekin [Beijing] of a comet' from Anton Gogeisl to Cromwell Mortimer
Reference number: L&P/2/23
Date: 09 November 1748
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Subject: Astronomy
Anton Gogeisl or [ 鮑友管 / 鲍友管 ] was a German Jesuit missionary who led a mission to China and served as Assistant Director at the Peking Observatory for 26 years.
Read 10 January 1749
- Reference number
- L&P/2/23
- Earliest possible date
- 09 November 1748
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Observations at Pekin [Beijing] of a comet' from Anton Gogeisl to Cromwell Mortimer, 09 November 1748, L&P/2/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_23/letter-observations-at-pekin-beijing-of-a-comet-from-anton-gogeisl-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 14 December 2024
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Cromwell Mortimer
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