RefNoCLP/2/21/3
LevelItem
TitlePlate, base and overview of telescope by unknown artist
Date[1731]
DescriptionFigures 3-4 showing a diagram of the base of the telescope with three hairs and an overview of the entire instrument.

Subject: Optics / Scientific Instruments

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The description of a new instrument for taking angles'.

Read to the Royal Society on 13 May 1731.
Extent1p
FormatPrinted
PhysicalDescriptionEngraving on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0025
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 36, no 420, p 147 (1731)
RelatedRecordRBO/17/72
CLP/2/21
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7954Hadley; John (1682 - 1744)1682 - 1744
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView