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RefNoCLP/8ii/49
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Observations of the transit of Mercury over the Sun 31 October 1736' by George Graham
Date1736
DescriptionGraham shares details of the transit of Mercury as viewed from Fleet Street, London. He mentions difficulty in observation due to cloud cover.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations of the Transit of Mercury over the sun, Oct. 31. 1736. Communicated to the Royal Society'
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0024
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8405Graham; George (1673 - 1751)1673 - 1751
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