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Account, [Observation of a comet] by unknown author

Reference number: EL/C2/8

Date: 1680

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An anonymous account of a comet witnessed in Scotland between 14 and 23 December

Reference number
EL/C2/8
Earliest possible date
1680
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Account, [Observation of a comet] by unknown author, 1680, EL/C2/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_8/account-observation-of-a-comet-by-unknown-author, accessed on 13 May 2025

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