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
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 25, no 306, p 2241
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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, Jean-Christophe Fatio Duillier, 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 14 July 2025
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VI. An abstract of a letter written from Geneva, May the 31th, 1706. N. S. By Monsieur J. Chr. Facio Duillier, R. S. S. To his brother Mr Nic. Facio, R. S. S. Containing some observations of the Sun's Eclipse, on the 12th of May, 1706. N. S External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Jean Christophe Fatio
Date: 1st June 1706
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0014
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