Reference number | L&P/1/153 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letters, 'Astronomical observations at Peking' from Theodoricus Pedrini and Antonius Gogeisl [Anton Gogeisl] to John Hodgson |
Date | 8 November 1742 |
Description | 8 pages in Latin and 6 pages in English. Anton Gogeisl or [ 鮑友管 / 鲍友管 ] was a German Jesuit missionary who led a mission to China and served as Assistant Director at the Beijing Observatory for 26 years.
Subject: Astronomy
Read 27 January 1742. |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 14p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |