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Letter, from Robert Godson to Charles Mountague

Reference number: EL/G1/47

Date: 01 January 1696

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Concerning a proposal for composing astronomical tables
Read to the Royal Society on 6 January 1696

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EL/G1/47
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01 January 1696
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Robert Godson

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Robert Godson, Letter, from Robert Godson to Charles Mountague, 01 January 1696, EL/G1/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_47/letter-from-robert-godson-to-charles-mountague, accessed on 12 October 2026

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