Hooke, Robert, 1635 - 1703 (natural philosopher)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Description of Hooke's reflecting quadrant
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/294
Scope and Contents
An undated description of a model of Robert Hooke's reflecting quadrant.
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Script for 'The Night Sky in January', 1957-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/318
Scope and Contents
An annotated copy of Porter's script for 'The Night Sky in January' on the comet discovered in November 1956, predicted to be a naked eye object by the spring; Venus drawing near the Sun in the morning sky, Jupiter to be the brightest planet, Mars fading in the early evening, and Saturn coming into view in the morning; International Geophysical Year; Robert Hooke observing that Gamma Arietis was a double star in 1664; other easily observable double stars: Polaris, Alcor and Mizar, Castor,...
Dates:
1957-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).