Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.15535

    Sunspots

    Date
    11 December 1706
    Creator
    Unknown, Artist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    p1
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 208mm
    width (page): 162mm
    Subject
    Content object
    space
       > Solar system
          > Sun
    Description
    Figure of sunspots observed in Norwich between 30 November to 2 December. The paper was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 11 December 1706.
    Object history
    11 December 1706, 'Dr Harris presented some observations of Mr Cleark at Norwich of spots he observed in the Sun. He was ordered to have the Thanks of the Society' (JBO/11/105).
    Related fellows
    John Harris (1661 - 1719, British) , Natural philosopher
    Associated place
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