Letter, from John Dove to Edmond Halley, dated at Table-Bay [South Africa]

Reference number: EL/D2/59

Date: 17 March 1731

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Observations of a comet seen on 29 February 1731 whilst on board the ship 'The Monmouth' heading for St Helena island in the south Atlantic
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 425, p 393

Reference number: EL/D2/59
Earliest possible date: 17 March 1731
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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John Dove

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John Dove, Letter, from John Dove to Edmond Halley, dated at Table-Bay [South Africa], 17 March 1731, EL/D2/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_59/letter-from-john-dove-to-edmond-halley-dated-at-table-bay-south-africa, accessed on 04 December 2025

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IV. A letter from Mr. John Dove to Edmund Halley, LL. D. F. R. S. and Reg. Astrom. at Greenwich, containing an account of a comet seen an February 29, 1731/1732. External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1731

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0064

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters D2
1720-1740 Reference number: EL/D2

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