RefNo | CLP/20/61/1 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'Of a telescope stand set up in the yard of Gresham College' by Robert Hooke |
Date | 17th century |
Description | Relates how a telescope stand was set up in the middle of the quadrangle at Gresham College. Hooke writes in the accompanying account as though it is a shared resource: there had been contributions to its design by different people in his circle and it was used by other astronomers as well as himself.
Subject: Astronomy |
Extent | 9p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Notes | One figure 'of a way to manage a long telescope' has been removed from the volume and is in an envelope on the same Archive Store shelf. |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | CLP/20/61 |
CLP/20/61/2 |
CLP/20/61/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |