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RefNoEL/L6/59
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James Logan to Edmond Halley, dated at Pennsylvania
CreatorLogan; James (1674-1751); Irish-born American statesman; scholar; fourteenth Mayor of Philadelphia
Date25 May 1732
DescriptionAccount of a quadrant designed by Thomas Godfrey, a glazier, for measuring the distance between the moon and stars
Figure of quadrant attached
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originPennsylvania, United States of America
Origin coordinates40.27245, -76.90567
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AccessStatusOpen
CopiesColour tiff of whole letter
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c963732a-88c3-423d-bd08-71feefa44cce
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8423Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer1656 - 1742
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