| RefNo | L&P/1/120 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'A true copy of a paper found, in the handwriting of Sir Isaac Newton, among the papers of the late Dr Halley containing a description of an Instrument for observing the distance form the Fixt Stars at Sea' by Isaac Newton |
| Date | 1742 |
| Description | Concerning 'An instrument for observing the distance of the moon from the fixt stars at sea'. Includes a coloured figure
Note on the back of the figure states;
'The Original given by Mr Jones, is inserted among the Vouchers of the Commercium Epistolicum, formerly presented by the same Gentleman'.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A true copy of a paper found, in the hand writing of Sir Isaac Newton, among the papers of the late Dr. Halley, containing a description of an instrument for observing the Moon's distance from the fixt stars at sea.'
Read 28 October 1742. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper and plate, |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1742.0039 |
| RelatedRecord | L&P/1/120/1 |
| L&P/1/120/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |