Reference number | CLP/8ii/63 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'The Sun’s eclipse on 18 February 1737, observed in Fleet Street, London' by George Graham |
Date | 1737 |
Description | Graham writes that at 2.25pm 'A small impression appeared on the Sun's limb. I judge the beginning to have been about five or six seconds sooner.' He goes on to share further observations over a period of several hours.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A collection of observations of the solar eclipse, Feb. 18. 1736-7. Sent to the Royal Society' |
Language | English |
Extent | 2p |
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.1737.0034 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8405 | Graham; George (1673 - 1751) | 1673 - 1751 |