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Letter, from Ralph Hansard [to the Royal Society], dated at Dundalk

Reference number: EL/H3/136

Date: 01 January 1728

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Observations of a phenomenon in the night sky

Reference number
EL/H3/136
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01 January 1728
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Ralph Hansard

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Ralph Hansard, Letter, from Ralph Hansard [to the Royal Society], dated at Dundalk, 01 January 1728, EL/H3/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_136/letter-from-ralph-hansard-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-dundalk, accessed on 14 January 2025

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