| Reference number | L&P/5/133 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of the transit of Venus' from Joseph Jerome le Francois de Lalande to Nevil Maskelyne |
| Date | 8 August 1769 |
| Description | Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations of the transit of Venus on June 3, 1769, and the eclipse of the Sun on the following day, made at Paris, and other places. Extracted from letters addressed from M. De la Lande, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, and F. R. S. to the Astronomer Royal; and from a letter addressed from M. Messier to Mr. Magalhaens'
Read 14 December 1769 |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0050 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7990 | Lalande; Joseph Jerome le Francois de (1732 - 1807) | 1732 - 1807 |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |