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Paper, 'Remarks on the subject of an appearance of light like a star, seen in the dark part of the moon, 7 March 1794' by Thomas Stretton

Reference number: L&P/10/98

Date: 1794

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Contains figure.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of an appearance of light, like a star, seen lately in the dark part of the moon, by Thomas Stretton, in St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, London; with remarks upon this observation, and Mr. Wilkins's. Drawn up, and communicated by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal'

Read 10 July 1794

Reference number
L&P/10/98
Earliest possible date
1794
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Remarks on the subject of an appearance of light like a star, seen in the dark part of the moon, 7 March 1794' by Thomas Stretton, 1794, L&P/10/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_98/paper-remarks-on-the-subject-of-an-appearance-of-light-like-a-star-seen-in-the-dark-part-of-the-moon-7-march-1794-by-thomas-stretton, accessed on 13 January 2025

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