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Letter, from William Dereham to Thomas Dereham

Reference number: EL/B3/5

Date: 01 January 1728

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Translation of letter EL/B3/5b
Bianchini questions the observations of the eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter made by Father Carbone at Lisbon and Thomas Dereham in London

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EL/B3/5
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01 January 1728
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1 page
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William Derham

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William Derham, Letter, from William Dereham to Thomas Dereham, 01 January 1728, EL/B3/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_5/letter-from-william-dereham-to-thomas-dereham, accessed on 16 January 2025

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