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Reference numberCLP/8ii/34
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Observatio eclipsis o die 15 July 1730, habita Pekini' [Observations of the solar eclipse on 15 July 1730 in Peking, or Beijing] by Ignatius Kegler and Andrew Pereyra
Date1730
DescriptionKegler and Pereyra describe a solar eclipse observed on 15 July 1730, giving an account of the weather on the day as well.
Also includes observations of an eclipse of the satellites of Jupiter in December 1729. See CLP/8ii/34a for an English translation.

Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observatio eclipsis solis die 15 Julij 1730. habita pekini in publico ejus Regiæ Observatorio à P. P. Ignatio Kegler, & Andrea Pereyra Societatis Jesu, communicata per Jacobum de Castro Sarmento, M. D. Coll. Med. Lond. Lic. & R. S. S.'
LanguageLatin
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0029
Related records in the catalogueRBO/16/41
RBO/16/40
CLP/8ii/34a
CLP/8ii/34a
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