| RefNo | AP/6/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Observations du passage de mercure au devant du disque du soleil du 6 novembre 1789 réduite [sic] au centre de la terre et au meridien de l'observatoire royal de Paris' ['Observations of the passage of Mercury in front of the sun on 6 November 1789 reduced to the centre of the earth and to the meridian of the Royal Observatory of Paris'] by [Honoré] Flaugergues |
| Date | 10 April 1791 |
| Description | Observations by Flaugergues of Mercury's passage in front of the sun, with calculations of its position based on the centre of the earth and the meridian of the Royal Observatory of Paris to reduce the error caused by the parallax. A short paragraph on the last page provides Flaugergues' observations on the rings of Saturn.
Covering letter for this paper and two others found at AP/6/7/1.
Subject: Astronomy
Written by Flaugergues in Viviers [Ardèche, France]. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/6/7 |
| AP/6/7/1 |