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Nicholas describes 'a star with a tail pointing upwards' he observed below Venus on 5 February 1736/7. Includes five figures of the comet in the text.

Subject: Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 24 March 1736

Reference number
CLP/8ii/67
Earliest possible date
24 March 1726
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Nicholas

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William Nicholas, Paper, regarding a comet at West Horsley in Surrey [England] by William Nicholas, 24 March 1726, CLP/8ii/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_67/paper-regarding-a-comet-at-west-horsley-in-surrey-england-by-william-nicholas, accessed on 01 December 2024

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