| RefNo | RBO/3/49 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.3.175 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Account Of the Eclipse of the Sun' by Robert Hooke |
| Date | nd |
| Description | The authors describe a solar eclipse observed at Gresham College by Francis Willughby, Dr Pope, Mr Phillips and Hooke at Gresham College on 22 June 1666. The eclipse began at 5:43pm. It was darkened, {3/11 diam.at 6.00 5 dig. at 7. 06 {4 digits at 6. 07 4 dig. at 7. 13 {5 dig. at 6. 13 3 dig. at 7. 20 {6 dig. at 6. 21 2 dig. at 7. 26 {7 dig. at 6. 39½ 1 dig. at 7. 32 {6 dig. at 6. 57 0 dig. at 7. 37. Its duration appears to have been one hour and 54 minutes. Its greatest obscurity was somewhat more than 7. digits. Includes a geometrical diagram.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 27 June 1666
Published in Philosophical Transactions vol 1, no 17, p 295 as 'Observations made in several places, of the late eclipse of the sun, which hapned on the 22 of June, 1666' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 side |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0111 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/8i/13a |
| RBC/2/88 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |
| NA8374 | Willughby; Francis (1635 - 1672); naturalist | 1635 - 1672 |
| NA5616 | Pope; Walter (c1627 - 1714); astronomer and writer | c 1627 - 1714 |