Record

RefNoAP/6/11/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished manuscript, astrological predictions by AMH
Date28 October [1788]
DescriptionAstrological predictions for a boy named as 'J G', born 4/15 February 1748 at 3:45am. The author describes the expected temperament and fortunes of the boy, and also provides locations and dates for the positions of Jupiter and Saturn between 1763 and 1788. A note at the bottom indicates that the paper was referred to the Royal Society of Arts and to Professor William Garrard of Ormond House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich [Nevil Maskelyne's assistant]. An astrological chart appears above the text (see AP/6/11/2).

Subject: Astrology

Written in Newcastle upon Tyne [England].
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/6/11
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