Reference number | RBO/3/50 |
Alternative reference number | RBO.3.176 |
Level | Item |
Title | 'Observation of Saturn on 29 June 1666' by Robert Hooke |
Date | 1666 |
Description | Description of observations of Saturn by Robert Hooke, observations made with a 60-foot telescope on 29 June 1666 between 11 and 12pm. Describes the rings appearing lighter than the body of the planet. Figure in text.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 11 July 1666, and ordered to be registered
Published in Philosophical Transactions vol 1, no 14, p 246 as 'Some observations, lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn.' |
Language | English |
Extent | 1 side |
Format | Manuscript |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0103 |
Related records in the catalogue | RBC/2/89 |
CLP/8i/18 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |