Letter, from John Markes [to the Royal Society] dated at the college of St Antony at Lisbon
Reference number: EL/M1/40
Date: 25 January 1667
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That Marks had observed the end of the lunar eclipse in 1664 and if the time of when it ended in London was known then the meridians between London and Lisbon might be ascertained
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- EL/M1/40
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- 25 January 1667
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- 1 page
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John Markes, Letter, from John Markes [to the Royal Society] dated at the college of St Antony at Lisbon, 25 January 1667, EL/M1/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_40/letter-from-john-markes-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-the-college-of-st-antony-at-lisbon, accessed on 15 June 2025
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