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Paper, Account of [John] Flamstead's 'Historia coelestis Britannica tribus volumnibus contenta [The heavenly history - star atlas - of the British people, complete volumes]' by Mr [James] Hodgson

Reference number: CLP/22ii/15

Date: 1725

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Book by John Flamstead [Flamsteed] printed at London in 1725. Read to the Royal Society on 25 November 1725. [Royal Society Library holds a copy of this work].

Subject: Astronomy

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CLP/22ii/15
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1725
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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James Hodgson

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John Flamsteed, James Hodgson, Paper, Account of [John] Flamstead's 'Historia coelestis Britannica tribus volumnibus contenta [The heavenly history - star atlas - of the British people, complete volumes]' by Mr [James] Hodgson, 1725, CLP/22ii/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_15/paper-account-of-john-flamsteads-historia-coelestis-britannica-tribus-volumnibus-contenta-the-heavenly-history-star-atlas-of-the-british-people-complete-volumes-by-mr-james-hodgson, accessed on 23 March 2025

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