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Graham presents observations of the transit of Mercury from London on 29 October 1723.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 31 October 1723

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations of the Transit of Mercury over the sun, Oct. 31. 1736. Communicated to the Royal Society'

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CLP/8i/71
Earliest possible date
29 October 1723
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Graham

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George Graham, Paper, 'The transit of Mercury observed in Fleetstreet [London]' by George Graham, 29 October 1723, CLP/8i/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_71/paper-the-transit-of-mercury-observed-in-fleetstreet-london-by-george-graham, accessed on 10 February 2025

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