Solar and lunar eclipse and an iron pot
Date
1666
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
Object type
Article identifier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
width (paper): 222mm
height (paper): 335mm
height (paper): 335mm
Subject
Content object
space
> Solar system
> Sun
space
> Solar system
> Moon
scientific environment & equipment
> instrument
> Solar system
> Sun
space
> Solar system
> Moon
scientific environment & equipment
> instrument
Description
3 Figures to Issue 21 of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, including solar eclipse, horizontal lunar eclipse and an iron pot.
Fig. A (AAAAAA) Astronomical chart with scale showing the phases of a solar eclipse observed on 2 July 1666 in St. N. Mane by Johanne Hevelius. A further 18 figures detailing the appearance of the phases below.
Fig.B (BB) Astronomical map of the moon charting the phases of a horizonal eclipse observed on 16 June 1666 by Johanne Hevelius. Further diagram showing the appearance the eclipse below.
Fig. C Diagram of an iron pot used for extracting sulphur, vitriol, allum and minium from a yellow stone found in Sweden.
Inscribed ‘Eclipsis Solaris GEDANI. Anno 1666 Die 2 Julii s.n. ante m. observata a Johanne Hevelio.. Eclipsis Luna observata GEDANI Anno 1666, Die [?] 16 Junii, St. n. a Johanne Hevelio.’
Fig. A-B Illustrations to An account, formerly promised, of Monsieur Hevelius's calculation of the late solar eclipse's quantity, duration, &c. published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) pp.369-371. The original paper can be found in the Early Letters of the Royal Society EL/H2/12 and the Classified papers of the Royal Society, CLP/8i/15.
Fig. C Illustration to A description of a Swedish stone, which affords sulphur, vitriol, allum and minium published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) pp.375-376. The original paper was sent by Sir Gilbert Talbot and can be found in the Classified papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/18. Read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 23 May 1666 Journal Book Original JBO/2/97 and recorded in the Register Book of the Royal Society RBO/3/37 and copied in to the Register Book copy RBC/2/76.
Fig. A (AAAAAA) Astronomical chart with scale showing the phases of a solar eclipse observed on 2 July 1666 in St. N. Mane by Johanne Hevelius. A further 18 figures detailing the appearance of the phases below.
Fig.B (BB) Astronomical map of the moon charting the phases of a horizonal eclipse observed on 16 June 1666 by Johanne Hevelius. Further diagram showing the appearance the eclipse below.
Fig. C Diagram of an iron pot used for extracting sulphur, vitriol, allum and minium from a yellow stone found in Sweden.
Inscribed ‘Eclipsis Solaris GEDANI. Anno 1666 Die 2 Julii s.n. ante m. observata a Johanne Hevelio.. Eclipsis Luna observata GEDANI Anno 1666, Die [?] 16 Junii, St. n. a Johanne Hevelio.’
Fig. A-B Illustrations to An account, formerly promised, of Monsieur Hevelius's calculation of the late solar eclipse's quantity, duration, &c. published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) pp.369-371. The original paper can be found in the Early Letters of the Royal Society EL/H2/12 and the Classified papers of the Royal Society, CLP/8i/15.
Fig. C Illustration to A description of a Swedish stone, which affords sulphur, vitriol, allum and minium published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 1, issue 21 (21 January 1666) pp.375-376. The original paper was sent by Sir Gilbert Talbot and can be found in the Classified papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/18. Read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 23 May 1666 Journal Book Original JBO/2/97 and recorded in the Register Book of the Royal Society RBO/3/37 and copied in to the Register Book copy RBC/2/76.
Related fellows
Johannes Hevelius (1611 - 1687, German/Polish) , Astronomer
Gilbert Talbot (1602 - 1695, British) , Natural philosopher
Paul Neile (British) , Astronomer
Gilbert Talbot (1602 - 1695, British) , Natural philosopher
Paul Neile (British) , Astronomer
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