| RefNo | CLP/24/88/8 |
| AltRefNo | CLP/24/88 p8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, Comet observation by Robert Hooke |
| Date | 7 January 1681 |
| Description | Robert Hooke's observations of a comet. Drawing in pencil (with bigger drawing of the same comet on the reverse of the paper, catalogued at CLP/24/88/9).
Annotation reads: 'Jan. 7. At about 11 a clock this night I saw the comet as on the other side I could not see the tayle well for cloudes it tended towards Perseus but seemd not to Reach it. It was grown very faint and seemd to be much wasted. It was strange that there seemd little halo from the head soe that the parabola of the Blaze toucht the nucleus. It seemd manifestly to haue brighter Dartings out of light [then - deleted] at some times then at others and I am assured from neer twenty times obseruing it through the glasse that this was noe opticall fallacy. Possibly the air suddenly cleering and as suddenly growing hazy might cause somewhat of this appearance. but it seemd to be a reall though as it were an Instantaneous change and I againe this night took notice that it seemd to streame from the nucleus with a brighter pith of light which againe praesently disappeard. twas not in the Eye nor Glasse [glass - telescope] for I changed them each into various postures and still found the same.'
Subject: Astronomy |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and pencil on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/24/88/1 |
| CLP/24/88/2 |
| CLP/24/88/3 |
| CLP/24/88/4 |
| CLP/24/88/5 |
| CLP/24/88/6 |
| CLP/24/88/7 |
| CLP/24/88 |
| CLP/24/88/9 |
| CLP/24/88/10 |
| CLP/24/88/11 |
| CLP/24/88/12 |
| CLP/24/88/13 |
| CLP/24/88/14 |
| CLP/24/88/15 |
| CLP/24/88/16 |
| CLP/24/88/17 |
| CLP/24/88/18 |
| CLP/24/88/19 |
| CLP/24/88/20 |
| CLP/24/88/21 |
| CLP/24/88/22 |
| CLP/24/88/23 |
| CLP/24/88/24 |
| CLP/24/88/25 |
| CLP/24/88/26 |
| CLP/24/88/27 |
| CLP/24/88/28 |
| CLP/24/88/29 |
| CLP/24/88/30 |
| CLP/24/88/31 |
| CLP/24/88/32 |
| CLP/24/88/33 |
| CLP/24/88/34 |
| CLP/24/88/35 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |