| Reference number | RBO/19/29 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.19.194 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'An Explication of the Experiment made in May, as a further confirmation of what was said in a Paper given in last March, to account for the appearance of the horizontal Moon seeming larger than when higher' by Dr Desaguliers |
| Date | 1735 |
| Description | For initial experiment see RBO/19/12 page 71
Details of experiment made with three ivory balls (figure in text) to show that 'the horizontal moon to be much further than it is'
For engraved figure see p 73
Read to the Royal Society on 26 June 1735 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |