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Letter, 'Further observations of Ceres Ferdinandea at Greenwich on 4 February 1802' from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/12/6

Date: 11 February 1802

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L&P/12/6
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11 February 1802
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Nevil Maskelyne

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Nevil Maskelyne, Letter, 'Further observations of Ceres Ferdinandea at Greenwich on 4 February 1802' from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks, 11 February 1802, L&P/12/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_6/letter-further-observations-of-ceres-ferdinandea-at-greenwich-on-4-february-1802-from-nevil-maskelyne-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 07 June 2026

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