Key Information
Reference code
K/MUS/1/3
Title
Manuscript volume of observations on a solar eclipse, 1769
Date(s)
- 1769 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Manuscript volume of observations on a solar eclipse, 4 June 1769, describing phases of occultation, with notes on the eclipse compiled by Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, and tables of longitude of principal celestial observation points around the world from the base line of Richmond, Surrey. 1 volume