Record

RefNoLBO/11A/32
AltRefNoLBO/11A/74
LevelFile
TitleCopy Directions from Edmond Halley, London
Date21 December 1686
DescriptionIncludes two diagrams
' Copy directions for due observations of the Solar Eclipse in Smyrna on 1 May 1687 by Mr Halley'
Also includes postscript from Halley of ' the way we took for the more exact knowing of the time of the day, and the Declining of the Sun whilst Eclipsed on May Day last at Smyrna. '
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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