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Letter, 'Observations of the new planet, Ceres Ferdinandea' from George Gilpin to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/12/11

Date: 18 February 1802

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/12/11
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18 February 1802
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Letter, 'Observations of the new planet, Ceres Ferdinandea' from George Gilpin to Joseph Banks, 18 February 1802, L&P/12/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_11/letter-observations-of-the-new-planet-ceres-ferdinandea-from-george-gilpin-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 06 December 2025

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