Saturn's ring
Date
29 June 1666
Creator
Unknown, Artist
After
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p306
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 365mm
width (page): 233mm
width (page): 233mm
Subject
Content object
Description
One image of Saturn and an image with orientation points.
Hooke's paper (Cl.P/8i/18/001) was read on 11 July 1666 and was ordered to be registered (RBO/3/176). The image of Saturn was printed as Fig. R, observation of Saturn in Robert Hooke, 'The particular observations of the planet Mars, formerly intimated to have been made by Mr Hook in February and March last, Some observations, made in Italy, confirming the former; and withall fixing the period of the said planet's revolution. Observation lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 1, no. 14 (July 1666), pp. 239-48.
This is copied from RBO/3/176.
Hooke's paper (Cl.P/8i/18/001) was read on 11 July 1666 and was ordered to be registered (RBO/3/176). The image of Saturn was printed as Fig. R, observation of Saturn in Robert Hooke, 'The particular observations of the planet Mars, formerly intimated to have been made by Mr Hook in February and March last, Some observations, made in Italy, confirming the former; and withall fixing the period of the said planet's revolution. Observation lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 1, no. 14 (July 1666), pp. 239-48.
This is copied from RBO/3/176.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 11 July 1666, ‘Mr. Hooke’s observation on Saturn, made June 29, 1666, was read, and ordered to be registered’ (Birch 2:103).
Printed in Robert Hooke, 'The particular observations of the planet Mars, formerly intimated to have been made by Mr Hook in February and March last, Some observations, made in Italy, confirming the former; and withall fixing the period of the said planet's revolution. Observation lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn', Phil. Trans. vol. 1, no. 14 (July 1666), pp. 239-48, refs. to figures at pp. 241-42, 245, 246-47.
Printed in Robert Hooke, 'The particular observations of the planet Mars, formerly intimated to have been made by Mr Hook in February and March last, Some observations, made in Italy, confirming the former; and withall fixing the period of the said planet's revolution. Observation lately made at London, of the planet Jupiter: as also of Saturn', Phil. Trans. vol. 1, no. 14 (July 1666), pp. 239-48, refs. to figures at pp. 241-42, 245, 246-47.
Related fellows
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
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