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'Observations made in Italy of a Lunar Eclipse which happen'd the 8th of September 1718 Extracted from Giornale di Literati of Venice'

Reference number: RBO/11/112

Date: 1724

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Four lists of obervations made by:
- Giovanni Poleni and Giovambatista Morgagni at Padova
- Jeminiano Rondelli, Giuseppe Antonio Nadio and Guilio Cesare at the Palace of the Istituto delle Scienze at Bologna
- Eustachio and Gabrielo Manfredi in the suburbs of Bologna
- Antonio Ghisilieri at Bologna in his observatory
Read to the Royal Society on 26 March 1724

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RBO/11/112
Earliest possible date
1724
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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'Observations made in Italy of a Lunar Eclipse which happen'd the 8th of September 1718 Extracted from Giornale di Literati of Venice', 1724, RBO/11/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_112/observations-made-in-italy-of-a-lunar-eclipse-which-happend-the-8th-of-september-1718-extracted-from-giornale-di-literati-of-venice, accessed on 14 December 2024

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