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RefNoPT/15/11/2
LevelItem
TitlePlate, location of volcano on lunar surface by unknown artist
Date8 February 1821
DescriptionWatercolour illustration of the location of the volcano on the surface of the moon.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Notice respecting a volcanic appearance in the moon in a letter addressed to the President'.

Written by Kater in London. Read 8 February 1821.
Extent1p
FormatWatercolour
PhysicalDescriptionWatercolour on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0148
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1821.0012
RelatedRecordPT/15/11
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1206Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835)1777 - 1835
NA8200Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist1778 - 1829
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