| RefNo | CLP/8i/66 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An eclipse of the Moon observed at Wanstead [London] on 30 October 1715' by James Pound |
| Date | 1715 |
| Description | Produced by Edmond Halley. Tracks the measurements of the Moon during ther eclipse between 15:09 and 17:43 on 30 October 1715. Pound complains that the clouds made measurments at the beginning of the eclipse difficult, and that the clock used was slower than the actual time.
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 15 December 1715 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | JBO/12/87 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |
| NA6741 | Pound; James (1669 - 1724); clergyman; East India Company chaplain; astronomer | 1669 - 1724 |