Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9826
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Stars of Cassiopeia, Draco, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in relation to Polaris
Date
1734
Creator
Thomas Wright (1711 - 1786, British) , Astronomer
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height (drawing): 364mm
width (drawing): 230mm
width (drawing): 230mm
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Description
Star chart featuring a dotted plumb line through the North Star, Polaris, and the relative positions of Beta Draconis, Kochab [Beta Ursae Minoris], “Eliot” [eg Alioth, Epsilon Ursae Majoris] with Beta and Gamma Cassiopeia. From the manuscript copy of “The variation of the polar star determined in observing the hour of the night: or: the nocturnal rectified, designed as a great help to put in practice the theory of the longitude”, by Mr T. Wright. Not signed.
Royal Society Register Book Original, vol.19 1734-1736, pp.108-111. The paper was read before the Royal Society on 6 March 1734, but not published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Royal Society Register Book Original, vol.19 1734-1736, pp.108-111. The paper was read before the Royal Society on 6 March 1734, but not published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
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