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Observations of latitude and longitude of Madrid by Edward Montagu

Reference number: EL/S1/45

Date: 1666

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Read to the Royal Society on 6 February 1666

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EL/S1/45
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1666
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Edward Montagu

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Edward Montagu, Observations of latitude and longitude of Madrid by Edward Montagu, 1666, EL/S1/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_45/observations-of-latitude-and-longitude-of-madrid-by-edward-montagu, accessed on 16 January 2026

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