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RefNoCLP/8ii/47
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Observations of the occultation of Mars by the Moon October 7 and of the transit of Mercury over the Sun's disk October 31 1736' by George Graham
Date1736
DescriptionGraham shares observations made at Fleet Street, London, on 31 October 1736 with a refracting telescope of 12 feet. Includes note of trouble observing the transit due to cloud cover.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 11 November 1736

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations of the occultation of Mars by the moon, Oct. 7. 1736. Communicated to the Royal Society'
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0023
RelatedRecordRBO/20/5
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8405Graham; George (1673 - 1751)1673 - 1751
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