Record Number: 17525
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Transcribed in Mary Bacon's commonplace book/ledger: ?Mars is situated next above the Earth his course being between the orbit of Jupiter and that of the Earth but very distant from both it is the least of all the planets, Mercury excepted has less lustre than any other star and appears of a dusky red hue Mars is considerably less than the Earth, its diameter, being only 4400, miles his distance from the sun is 129,000,000 of miles and he revolves about the central luminary in 687 days proceeding at the rate of 45,000 miles an hour continues
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1789 and 31 Dec 1799
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Hampshire
specific address: Aylesfield Farm, Nr. Alton, Hampshire.
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:15 Dec 1743
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:farmer's wife
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[almanac]
Genre:Astrology / alchemy / occult, This is almost certainly a printed source being typical of the kind of almanac material found in the back of diaries etc.
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17525
Source:Manuscript
Author:Mary Bacon
Title:Mary Bacon's List of Books
Location:Hampshire Record Office
Call No:28M82/F1
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
This was clearly read by Mary Bacon as she copied it into her ledger/commonplace book.
Citation:
Mary Bacon, Mary Bacon's List of Books, Hampshire Record Office, 28M82/F1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17525, accessed: 17 March 2025
Additional Comments:
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