| Reference number | CLP/8i/53 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, regarding a theory for calculating certain places of the planets from unknown author to Hans Sloane |
| Date | 1696 |
| Description | The author writes on the need for trigonometrical equations to correctly calculate the location of the Moon, and how this can be used to calculate the locations of the planets.
Subject: Astronomy / Mathematics
Read to the Royal Society on 6 January 1696 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | JBO/10/11 |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/8i/54 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |