English Title
On the atmosphere of the moon as proved by the last annular solar eclipse
Enestrom Number
142
Fuss Index
648
Original Language
French
Content Summary
Euler's goal in this paper is to show that certain phenomena observed during the eclipse of July 25, 1748 are evidence that the moon has an atmosphere which is almost 200 times less dense than that of the Earth. (Based on Eric Aiton's introduction to Opera Omnia Series II, Volume 31.)
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1750
Written Date
1748
Original Source Citation
Mémoires de l'académie des sciences de Berlin, Volume 4, pp. 103-121.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 2, Volume 31, pp.239-256.
Record Created
2018-09-25
