| Reference number | AP/38/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Notes on the drawing of Copernicus presented to the Royal Society by Secchi' by John Philips |
| Date | 1856 |
| Description | Philips describes features of some drawings of Copernicus, a lunar impact crater located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum.
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.
Subject: Astronomy
Received 9 April 1856. Communicated by Edward Sabine.
This paper was published in full in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Notes on the drawing of "'Copernicus," presented to the Royal Society by P. A. Secchi'. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0025 |
| Related records in the catalogue | MC/5/246 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7560 | Phillips; John (1800 - 1874) | 1800 - 1874 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |