Reference number | L&P/2/23 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, 'Observations at Pekin [Beijing] of a comet' from Anton Gogeisl to Cromwell Mortimer |
Date | 9 November 1748 |
Description | Subject: Astronomy 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 Peking Observatory for 26 years.
Read 10 January 1749 |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 6p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |