Paper, 'Of determining the solar parallax from the last transit of Venus' from Anders Planman to Matthew Maty
Reference number: L&P/5/21
Date: 18 December 1767
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Contains page of figures.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A determination of the solar parallax attempted, by a peculiar method, from the observations of the last transit of Venus: By Andrew Planman, Professor of Natural Philosophy, in the University of Aböa, and Member of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm; together with a letter from him to Mr. James Short, F. R. S.'
Read 24 March 1768
- Reference number
- L&P/5/21
- Earliest possible date
- 18 December 1767
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 20 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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XVI. A determination of the solar parallax attempted, by a peculiar method, from the observations of the last transit of Venus: By Andrew Planman, Professor of Natural Philosophy, in the University of Aböa, and Member of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm; together with a letter from him to Mr. James Short, F. R. S. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1768
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0016
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1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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