Pen Park Hole and a comet
Date
1683
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
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Article identifier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 213mm
width (page): 150mm
width (page): 150mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Two figures from issue 143 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Figure 1. Various views of Pen Park Hole, near Bristol, including the earth above ground, with trees, the lead-oar pit below, and the body of water within it. Illustrations to ‘A description of Pen-Park-Holes in Glocestershire’ by Robert Southwell in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol 13, issue 143 (January 1683). Original description and illustration by Sir Robert Southwell can be found in Classified Papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/36.
Figure 2. Depiction of a comet, as observed by Johannes Hevelius on 16 August 1682. Illustration to ‘Extract of a letter from Mr. Hevelius; being observations by him made at Dantzick, of the comet which began there to appear, Aug. 16. 1682’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol 13, issue 143 (January 1683). Original illustration, first shown at a meeting of the Royal Society on 22 November 1682, can be found in Letter Book Original of the Royal Society LBO/8/111, and copied into Letter Book Copy LBC/8.
Robert Southwell (1635-1702), British diplomat, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663, and; Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) Polish astronomer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1664.
Figure 1. Various views of Pen Park Hole, near Bristol, including the earth above ground, with trees, the lead-oar pit below, and the body of water within it. Illustrations to ‘A description of Pen-Park-Holes in Glocestershire’ by Robert Southwell in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol 13, issue 143 (January 1683). Original description and illustration by Sir Robert Southwell can be found in Classified Papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/36.
Figure 2. Depiction of a comet, as observed by Johannes Hevelius on 16 August 1682. Illustration to ‘Extract of a letter from Mr. Hevelius; being observations by him made at Dantzick, of the comet which began there to appear, Aug. 16. 1682’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol 13, issue 143 (January 1683). Original illustration, first shown at a meeting of the Royal Society on 22 November 1682, can be found in Letter Book Original of the Royal Society LBO/8/111, and copied into Letter Book Copy LBC/8.
Robert Southwell (1635-1702), British diplomat, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663, and; Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) Polish astronomer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1664.
Related fellows
Robert Southwell (1635 - 1702, British) , Diplomat
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
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