Record

Reference numberCLP/8ii/13
LevelItem
TitleLetter, 'Observatio defectus lunae' [Observations of the Moon] by Giovanni Poleni
Date29 July 1729
DescriptionPoleni shares observations of the moon from Paris and Passau [Germany].

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 23 October 1729
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueRBO/14/69
CLP/8ii/3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA2829Poleni; Giovanni (1683 - 1761); Marquis1683 - 1761
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