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Appendix to Ivory's paper 'On the astronomical refractions' first published in Philosophical Transactions vol 113, investigating the real and apparent locations of stars.

Subject: Astronomy / Mathematics

Received 12 November 1834. Read 28 November 1834.

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AP/18/12
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06 November 1834
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Ink on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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James Ivory

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James Ivory, Unpublished appendix, 'Note on the astronomical refractions' by James Ivory, 06 November 1834, AP/18/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_18_12/unpublished-appendix-note-on-the-astronomical-refractions-by-james-ivory, accessed on 08 October 2026

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