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Discussion about the difference between the meridians of Lisbon, Paris and London
Observations of the lunar eclipse and of the satellites of Jupiter witnessed from Lisbon and Paris in 1724 are given

Reference number
EL/C2/60
Earliest possible date
01 January 1725
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Giovanni Battista Carboni

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Giovanni Battista Carboni, Letter, from John Baptista Carbone [to the Royal Society], dated at Lisbon, 01 January 1725, EL/C2/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_60/letter-from-john-baptista-carbone-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-lisbon, accessed on 04 September 2026

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