| RefNo | L&P/1/238 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'On the transits of Mercury of 31 October 1736 and 25 October 1743' from John Bevis to William Jones |
| Date | 1743 |
| Description | Four pages in Latin and six in English.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Epistola Johannis Bevis, M. D. ad Gul. Jones Armig. R. S. S. de Transitibus Mercurii sub sole, Oct. 31. 1736. & Oct. 25. 1743'
Read 15 December 1743. |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1742.0098 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8127 | Bevis; John (1693 - 1771) | 1693 - 1771 |
| NA7728 | Jones; William (1675 - 1749); mathematician | 1675 - 1749 |