Record

RefNoRBO/19/12
AltRefNoRBO.19.71
LevelItem
Title'An attempt to explain the Phaenomenon of the Horizontal Moon appearing bigger than when elevated many Degrees above the horizon, supported by an Experiment' by Dr Desaguliers
Date1734
DescriptionEngraved figure attached
Read to the Royal Society on 30 January 1734/35
LanguageEnglish
Extent3 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialFurther explanation given in RBO/19/29 page 194
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 444, p 390
RelatedRecordCLP/18ii/42
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