Chart of Transit of Mercury Across the Sun, May 9, 1891

Title:

Chart of Transit of Mercury Across the Sun, May 9, 1891

Date:

1891

Creator (Personal):

Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894

Description:

In this astronomical chart Gibbes provides a transit of planet Mercury across the sun. Gibbes includes the beginning, middle and end of the transit along with the parallel of declination, limb of the sun and relative path of Mercury.

Collection Title:

Lewis R. Gibbes Papers, 1800s-1893, 1937

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Topical Subject:

Astronomy--Observations, Astronomy Charts, diagrams, etc., Astronomy--Mathematics, and Astronomy--United States--History--19th century

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0020 Box Oversize Folder 05

Date Digital:

2018-09-18

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Bookeye 4 Basic, Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

223748