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RefNoMS/790/21
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Anders Celsius, Torne, to Martin Folkes, Vice President of the Royal Society, Crane Court, Fleet Street
Date3 December 1736
DescriptionThanks Folkes for his civility during his stay in London. Gives an account of his expedition activities since, including observing the difference in latitude between Torne and Pello using Mr. Graham's instrument. The party had not found any suitable star apart from Draco, with observations made in Pello in September and in Torne in October. Since Draco is close to the eliptical pole, the declinaton changed and Celsius asks how to calculate this monthly change, since he does not have it in his memory from Bradley's Philosophical Transactions.
LanguageFrench
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6791Celsius; Andreas (1701 - 1744)1701 - 1744
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