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Letter, from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham, dated at Bologna

Reference number: EL/M2/79

Date: 20 August 1730

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Sends some observations of the phases of a solar eclipse which occurred last July (attached); concerning the 'Lumina borealia'; Manfredi states that he is working on observations of the fixed stars passing through the meridian, and a dissertation which should be finished soon

Reference number
EL/M2/79
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20 August 1730
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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Eustachio Manfredi

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Eustachio Manfredi, Eustachio Manfredi, Letter, from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham, dated at Bologna, 20 August 1730, EL/M2/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_79/letter-from-eustachio-manfredi-to-thomas-dereham-dated-at-bologna, accessed on 17 June 2025

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