Les observations de l'equinoxe du printêms de cette année 1703.

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Les observations de l'equinoxe du printêms de cette année 1703.

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Observations of the vernal equinox made at the Paris Observatory (l'observatoire royal) on 21 March 1703 and notes on earlier equinoxes and the implications for year length and calendar reform, written on a gathering that has been removed from a larger manuscript (18th-century foliation 81-90, 19th-century pencil pagination 301-319). A note in a contemporary Italian hand attributes the manuscript to Cassini and records that it was sent from Paris in May (f. 1r).

1 item (10 leaves) : paper ; 256 x 190 mm.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Stanitz, John D.

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Cassini, Giovanni Domenico, 1625-1712

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First director of the Paris Observatory, 1671-1712. From the description of Les observations de l'equinoxe du printêms de cette année 1703. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122528262 Jean-Dominique (aka. Giovanni Domenico) Cassini worked as a French astronomer. From the guide to the Abrégé d'astronomie, 1678-1712, 1678-1712, (American Philosophical Society) Jean-Dominique (aka. Giovanni Domenico) Cassini was a French astronomer...