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The author briefly describes an astronomical instrument.

Dated at Berlin

Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments / Astronomy

Reference number
CLP/8i/58
Earliest possible date
21 November 1697
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, regarding an astronomical instrument by J M, 21 November 1697, CLP/8i/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_58/paper-regarding-an-astronomical-instrument-by-j-m, accessed on 06 February 2026

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