Meteorological phenomenon
Date
1768
Creator
James Mynde (1710, British) , Printmaker
After
John Swinton (1703 - 1777, British) , Clergyman
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 190mm
width (print): 139mm
width (print): 139mm
Subject
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Description
Meteorological study of ‘a broad luminous arch’ seen in the sky over Oxford, England, on 12 October 1766.
Proof illustration published as plate 5 for the paper ‘Description of a meteor seen at Oxford…’ by John Swinton, Philosophical Transactions v.57 (1767) pp.108-110.
Inscribed above: ‘Philosoph. Trans. Vol. LVII’ and continued in manuscript; ‘Tab. V* p.109’. Inscribed below right: ‘J.Mynde sc.’
The Reverend John Swinton (1703-1777), British Church of England clergymen and orientalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729.
Proof illustration published as plate 5 for the paper ‘Description of a meteor seen at Oxford…’ by John Swinton, Philosophical Transactions v.57 (1767) pp.108-110.
Inscribed above: ‘Philosoph. Trans. Vol. LVII’ and continued in manuscript; ‘Tab. V* p.109’. Inscribed below right: ‘J.Mynde sc.’
The Reverend John Swinton (1703-1777), British Church of England clergymen and orientalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729.
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