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Carbone describes a comet observed in November 1723 relating to the Capricorn constellation.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 21 May 1724

Communicated by Isaac de Sequeira Samuda

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CLP/8i/74
Earliest possible date
21 May 1724
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Francesco Bianchini

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Francesco Bianchini, Paper, regarding F Bianchini's observations of the comet of November 1723 by J [Joanne] Baptista Carbone, 21 May 1724, CLP/8i/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_74/paper-regarding-f-bianchinis-observations-of-the-comet-of-november-1723-by-j-joanne-baptista-carbone, accessed on 09 February 2025

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