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Paper, 'Method of determining Aphelia, eccentricities of planetary orbits' by Edmond Halley

Reference number: CLP/21/2

Date: c.17th century

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Subject: Astronomy

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CLP/21/2
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c.17th century
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3 pages
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Edmond Halley

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Edmond Halley, Paper, 'Method of determining Aphelia, eccentricities of planetary orbits' by Edmond Halley, c.17th century, CLP/21/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_21_2/paper-method-of-determining-aphelia-eccentricities-of-planetary-orbits-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 14 December 2024

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