| Reference number | CLP/8ii/34a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Observation of a solar eclipse on 15 July 1730, made at Pekin [Beijing] in the publick observatory of that royal city' by Ignatius Kegler and Andrew Pereyra |
| Date | 1730 |
| Description | Kegler 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/34 for original paper in Latin.
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.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0029 |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/8ii/34 |