Descriptio Machinae ad Planetarum Motuu exhibendum ... in obsero: Paris, 1680
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [165]
Scope and Contents
Diagrams and explanations of things Gregory saw in Paris in December of 1680: a pendulum of the sort used in Huygens' famous horologium, an enormous quadrant, and the moving planetary model of one Dr Romer. This was probably the Danish astromechanic Ole Roemer (1644-1710).
Dates
- 1680
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Physical Description
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Physical Description
genreform: manuscript
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From the Fonds: 0.5 metre
Physical Description
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Physical Description
genreform: manuscript
Processing Information
Kiki's number=415
Processing Information
Duncan Fisher23 August 2002
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