'A description of an instrument set up at Kew in Surrey for investigateing the annual Parallax of the fixt Stars, with an account of the Observations made therewith', by Samuel Molyneux, Written in or soon after 1725
'A description of an instrument set up at Kew in Surrey for investigateing the annual Parallax of the fixt Stars, with an account of the Observations made therewith', by Samuel Molyneux (and corrected in his own hand), about 1725: followed by some other papers of observations. MS. Bradley 38* is the first draft copy, MS. Bradley 39 the final copy of the description, and both are corrected by the author's hand.
Dates
- Creation: Written in or soon after 1725
Extent
92 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Bradley 39
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 16445
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.
Repository Details
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