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Abstract of a letter, from J[ean] Chr[istophe] Facio Duillier to Nic[olas] Facio [Duillier], dated at Geneva

Reference number: EL/F2/6

Date: 31 May 1706

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Observations of a solar eclipse on 12 May 1706
Attached are notes from two chronicles (in Latin) about four circles observed about the sun in 1104
Read to the Royal Society on 12 June 1706

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EL/F2/6
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31 May 1706
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Jean Christophe Fatio

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Jean Christophe Fatio, Abstract of a letter, from J[ean] Chr[istophe] Facio Duillier to Nic[olas] Facio [Duillier], dated at Geneva, 31 May 1706, EL/F2/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_6/abstract-of-a-letter-from-jean-christophe-facio-duillier-to-nicolas-facio-duillier-dated-at-geneva, accessed on 04 December 2024

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