Occulation of Spica Virginis by the Moon
Date
14 March 1671
Creator
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p299a
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 161mm
width (page): 148mm
width (page): 148mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Etching of the surface of the Moon with ink annotations, on paper, of the path of Spica Virginis.
The inscription above reads, in translation (Hall and Hall, vol. 8, p. 6), 'Occultation of Spica Virginis, observed at Danzig by Johannes Hevelius on 22 April 1671 [N.S], in the evening.'
This is the original figure which accompanied the letter, now in EL/H2/25. The letter was read to the Royal Society on 11 May 1671.
The inscription above reads, in translation (Hall and Hall, vol. 8, p. 6), 'Occultation of Spica Virginis, observed at Danzig by Johannes Hevelius on 22 April 1671 [N.S], in the evening.'
This is the original figure which accompanied the letter, now in EL/H2/25. The letter was read to the Royal Society on 11 May 1671.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 11 May 1671, ‘Mr. Oldenburg read a letter to him from Mr. Hevelius, dated at Dantzick, May 1, 1671, N.S., giving an account 1. Of the occultation of two stars in cauda arietis, 2. Of the occultation of spica virginis; both by the moon, the former 14 March 1670/71, the latter 22 April 1671, N.S. according to the pre-advertisements of Mr. Flamsteed sent to him. 3. Of the second appearance of the new star, first discovered the last year, circa rostrum cygni. 4. A description of an odd fiery meteor lately seen at Dantzick’ (Birch 2:481).
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
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