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RefNoCLP/8i/9/1
LevelItem
TitleManuscript, regarding eclipses of the Moon, Jupiter and comet on 6 August 1684 in Rome from J [Jean Dominique] Cassini
Date1664
DescriptionObservations made by Cassini in Rome using Giuseppe Campani's telescope on 4 August 1664. Cassini was the first manager of the observatory built in Paris, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 6 August 1664
LanguageLatin
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
AdminHistoryCassini was the first manager of the observatory built in Paris, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672.
RelatedRecordCLP/8i/9
CLP/8i/9/2
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8383Cassini; Jean Dominique (1625 - 1712); astronomer1625 - 1712
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