Reference number | CLP/8i/66 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, lunar eclipse observed at Wanstead on 30 October 1715 by James Pound |
Date | 1715 |
Description | Produced by Edmond Halley Trcaks the measurements of the moon during ther eclipse between 15:09 and 17:43 on 30 October 1715. Complains that the clouds made measurments at the beginning of the eclipse difficult, and that the clock used was slower than the actual time. Read to the Royal Society on 15 December 1715 Subject: Astronomy |
Language | English |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Related material | JBO/12/87 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |
NA6741 | Pound; James (1669 - 1724) | 1669 - 1724 |