Article ID: CBB000064845

Transit of Mercury 1651: The earliest telescopic observation in India (1989)

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Description The observation was made by an Englishman, Jeremiah Shakerly (1626-c. 1655).


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Authors & Contributors
Zanier, Giancarlo
Turner, Anthony J.
Steinle, Friedrich
Rashed, Roshdi
Palmerino, Carla Rita
Mancosu, Paolo
Journals
Studia Leibnitiana
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Publishers
Vrin
Concepts
Astronomy
Philosophy
Natural philosophy
Metaphysics
Physics
Methodology of science; scientific method
People
Descartes, René
Kepler, Johannes
Galilei, Galileo
Vossius, Isaac
Stanzel, Valentim
Newton, Isaac
Time Periods
17th century
16th century
Early modern
18th century
Renaissance
Places
England
Netherlands
Portugal
Germany
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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