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Letter, from J Biester [to the Royal Society], dated at London

Reference number: EL/B2/123

Date: 12 April 1727

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Autograph letter concerning the correspondent's experiment for finding longitude at sea from the eclipse of the satellites of Jupiter

Reference number
EL/B2/123
Earliest possible date
12 April 1727
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript
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J Biester

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J Biester, Letter, from J Biester [to the Royal Society], dated at London, 12 April 1727, EL/B2/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_123/letter-from-j-biester-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-london, accessed on 13 May 2025

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