| Reference number | EL/S1/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Observations of the sun's meridian, a lunar eclipse, and a solar eclipse made at Lisbon by Edward Montagu |
| Date | 1666 |
| Description | Sent in a letter to William Brouncker
Consists of: mathematical observations of the sun's meridian altitude; observations of the lunar eclipse; observations of the solar eclipse; details of an event to occur in 1668 about a lunar eclipse
Read to the Royal Society on 31 October 1666 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8425 | Montagu; Edward (1602 - 1671); 2nd Earl of Manchester; politician and parliamentary army officer | 1602 - 1671 |