| Reference number | CLP/8ii/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Observations made at Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico]' by Joseph Harris |
| Date | 1728 |
| Description | Harris describes a partial solar eclipse on 11 March 1727. He writes: 'The latitude of this place I found (by several distant observation made by a quadrant of four feet radius) to be 19° 12' N.'
Revised and communicated by Edmond Halley
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 15 February 1727
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Astronomical observations made at Vera Cruz, by Mr. Joseph Harris. Revised and communicated by Edm. Halley, L. L. D. Astron. Reg. & R. S. S' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1727.0027 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/13/22 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |