| Reference number | CLP/2/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, regarding telescopes invented before 1609 by [John] Eames |
| Date | [1726] |
| Description | Paper by Eames regarding the history of telescopes prior to 1609. Eames quotes Christian Huygens, Gaspar Schott, and Fromandus at length in Latin.
Subject: Scientific Instruments / Optics
Read to the Royal Society on 29 November 1726. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/12/76 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5655 | Eames; John (- 1744) | - 1744 |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |