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Letter, 'Observations of Ceres Ferdinandea' from Franz Xaver Zach to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/12/14

Date: 08 February 1802

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Contains printed pamphlet in German.

Subjecr: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/12/14
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08 February 1802
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Ink on paper
Page extent
17 pages
Format
Typescript
Manuscript

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Franz Xaver Zach

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Franz Xaver Zach, Letter, 'Observations of Ceres Ferdinandea' from Franz Xaver Zach to Joseph Banks, 08 February 1802, L&P/12/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_14/letter-observations-of-ceres-ferdinandea-from-franz-xaver-zach-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 13 October 2024

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