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Paper, regarding observations of the transit of Mercury across the Sun witnessed at Rotterdam [Netherlands] on 3 November 1697 by J [Jean Dominique] Cassini

Reference number: CLP/8i/56

Date: 03 November 1697

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Transit of Mercury across the Sun observed by Cassini on 3 November 1697 at Rotterdam. This item features on the last page of CLP/8i/55.

Subject: Astronomy

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CLP/8i/56
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03 November 1697
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1 page
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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Jean Dominique Cassini, Paper, regarding observations of the transit of Mercury across the Sun witnessed at Rotterdam [Netherlands] on 3 November 1697 by J [Jean Dominique] Cassini, 03 November 1697, CLP/8i/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_56/paper-regarding-observations-of-the-transit-of-mercury-across-the-sun-witnessed-at-rotterdam-netherlands-on-3-november-1697-by-j-jean-dominique-cassini, accessed on 25 January 2026

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