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Astronomical observations between 1728 and 1729 witnessed at Peking communicated by Joannes Baptista Carbone to Jacob de Castro Sarmento

Reference number: RBO/15/58

Date: 1730

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Comprising observations of:
- the moon with stars between November 1728 to November 1729
- the immersions and emersions of Jupiter's satellites
- lunar eclipse witnessed on 14 February 1729 at Peking
Read to the Royal Society on 18 February 1730

Reference number
RBO/15/58
Earliest possible date
1730
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Astronomical observations between 1728 and 1729 witnessed at Peking communicated by Joannes Baptista Carbone to Jacob de Castro Sarmento, 1730, RBO/15/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_15_58/astronomical-observations-between-1728-and-1729-witnessed-at-peking-communicated-by-joannes-baptista-carbone-to-jacob-de-castro-sarmento, accessed on 16 January 2026

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