Diagram of solar eclipse
Date
25 October 1672
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p3
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 205mm
width (page): 157mm
width (page): 157mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Diagram of the solar eclipse observed in Hamburg on 12 August 1672, in a letter from Heinrich Sivers (1626-1691) to Henry Oldenburg dated 25 October 1672. Sivers explains that accurate observation was not possible because of cloudy weather.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Associated place