| RefNo | CLP/8i/18/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'The late observations of Saturn' by Robert Hooke |
| Date | 1666 |
| Description | Description of observations of Saturn by Robert Hooke, observations made with a 60-foot telescope on 29 June 1666 between 11 and 12pm. Describes the rings appearing lighter than the body of the planet. Figure in text.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 11 July 1666, and ordered to be registered
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Some observations, lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Graphite pencil on paper |
| Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0103 |
| RBO/3/176 |
| RBC/2/306 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/8i/18/2 |
| CLP/8i/18 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |