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Note, 'Lunae ad Pleiades Appulsus Anno 1672 Feb 23' by John Flamsteed

Reference number: EL/F1/88

Date: 1672

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Concerning the moon approaching the star cluster Pleiades on 23 February 1672 and observations of Jupiter, both witnessed from Derby
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 7, no 86, p 5034

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EL/F1/88
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1672
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Flamsteed

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John Flamsteed, Note, 'Lunae ad Pleiades Appulsus Anno 1672 Feb 23' by John Flamsteed, 1672, EL/F1/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_88/note-lunae-ad-pleiades-appulsus-anno-1672-feb-23-by-john-flamsteed, accessed on 13 May 2025

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