Lunar occultation of Saturn
Date
19 February 1687
Creator
the younger Eimmart (1638 - 1705, German) , Engraver
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p5
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 318mm
width (page): 203mm
width (page): 203mm
Subject
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Description
Figure indicating the relative position of fixed stars in relation to the Moon and Saturn. Georg Christoph Eimmart (1638-1705), an astronomer and engraver based in Nuremberg, sent a letter to Edmond Halley dated 14 April 1687 in which he expressed his desire to communicate with the Royal Society on astronomical matters. He included in the letter his observation of the lunar occultation of Saturn observed in Nuremberg on 19 February 1687.
Figure is copied in LBO/29/140.
Figure is copied in LBO/29/140.
Transcription
Transitus Saturni et Lunae, observatus Noribergae Die 19 Febr: st.v. Anno 1687
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742, British) , Astronomer
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