Notes of an elementary course of Astronomical lectures, on the planets and the moon. The name 'Edmd Garforth--Univ: Coll:' (B.A. 1775) probably indicates the writer of the notes at Oxford.
Dates
- Written about A.D. 1775 by E. Garforth?
Extent
18 Leaves
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 54, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 54
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20172
Overview
Notes of an elementary course of Astronomical lectures
Biographical / Historical
E. Garforth (fl. 1775).
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. V, no. 30158
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Probably acquired before 1860.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.
- Title
- Notes of an elementary course of Astronomical lectures
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
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