Celestial phenomenon
Date
1690-91
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p38
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 364mm
width (page): 237mm
width (page): 237mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Drawing in the margin of two intersecting, luminous circles, with the Sun in the intersection of the circles. From John Aubrey's 'Memoires of Naturall Remarques in the county of Wiltshire, to which are annexed observables of the same kind in the county of Surrey and Flynt-shire'. The preface is dated 6 June 1685, and this is a copy transcribed by B. G. Cramer, Clerk to the Royal Society, in 1690-91.
Transcription
On June 3rd 1647 (The day that Cornet Joyce did carry King Charles I prisoner to the Isle of Wight from Holdenby) did appeare this Phaenomenon, which continued from about ten a Clock in the morning till XII. It was a very cleare day, and few took notice of it, because it was so neer the sunbeams. It was seen at Broad Chalke, by my Mother, who espied it going to see what a Clock it was at an Horizontal Dial, & then all the Servants about the House sawe it. Also Mr Jo. Sloper the Vicar here sawe it with his family upon the like occasion looking on the Diall. Some of Sir George Vaughan of Falston's Family, who were hunting sawe it. The Circles were of a Rainbowe colour: the two filats, that Crosse the Circles (I presume they were segments of a 3rd Circle] were of a Pale colour.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
By John Aubrey, FRS. This manuscript is a transcript of Aubrey's original manuscript (1685). It was transcribed by B. G. Cramer, Clerk to the Royal Society, at the behest of the Society in 1690-91.
At page 67 is inserted a map of a navigable passage from Bristol to London, engraved by Thomas Jenner in 1668, with the arms of the borough. Six leaves of additional matter are inserted at page 276, and four more at page 304.
At page 67 is inserted a map of a navigable passage from Bristol to London, engraved by Thomas Jenner in 1668, with the arms of the borough. Six leaves of additional matter are inserted at page 276, and four more at page 304.
Related fellows
John Aubrey (1626 - 1697, British) , Antiquary
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