Table
Date
6 August 1664
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p5
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 214mm
width (page): 155mm
width (page): 155mm
Subject
Description
Table of observations made by Sir Peter Wyche while he was in Portugal. He reported his findings to the meeting of the Royal Society on 6 August 1664.
Transcription
This was brought home from Portugal by Sr Peter Wyche A. 1667 and produced at the Royal Society
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
28 February 1667, ‘Sir Peter Wych, returned from Portugal, gave an account of what he had done concerning those instructions and inquiries recommended to him by the society at his going thither as envoy extraordinary from his Majesty to the King of Portugal; viz. that he had engaged for a correspondent in philosophical matters the professor of mathematics at Lisbon, father John Markes, an English jesuit; as also an ingenious merchant, Mr. Henry Jacob; the former of whom had offered to make astronomical observations, if he might be furnished from England with a convenient quadrant; as also to endeavour to return an answer to the queries left with him, and to engage for the like correspondent a jesuit at Fenambuco. The other, Mr. Jacob, had also promised his concurrence in procuring the like account in answer to the memorial left with him. It was ordered, that these correspondencies should be entered by Mr. Oldenburg, and a quadrant provided, and sent to Lisbon, of the same kind with that of Dr. Goddard’ (Birch 2:151-52).
Related fellows
Peter Wyche (1628 - 1699, British) , Diplomat
Associated place