| RefNo | MM/16/110 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | "Description of an instrument for observing the distance of the moon from the fixed stars at sea", by Isaac Newton | 
| Date | 16 August 1699 | 
| Description | Published as 'A True Copy of a Paper Found, in the Hand Writing of Sir Isaac Newton, among the Papers of the Late Dr. Halley, Containing a Description of an Instrument for Observing the Moon's Distance from the Fixt Stars at Sea', 'Philosophical Transactions', Vol. 42 (1742), pp155-156.   | 
| Extent | 3 sides | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |