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Letter, 'Observations at Seeberg, Gotha of Piazzi's new planet, Ceres Ferdinandea' from Franz Xaver Zach to Nevil Maskelyne

Reference number: L&P/12/4

Date: 14 January 1802

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/12/4
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14 January 1802
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3 pages
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Franz Xaver Zach

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Franz Xaver Zach, Letter, 'Observations at Seeberg, Gotha of Piazzi's new planet, Ceres Ferdinandea' from Franz Xaver Zach to Nevil Maskelyne, 14 January 1802, L&P/12/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_4/letter-observations-at-seeberg-gotha-of-piazzis-new-planet-ceres-ferdinandea-from-franz-xaver-zach-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 12 October 2024

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