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Letter, 'Concerning the late comet' from Joseph Nicholas Lisle to John Bevis

Reference number: L&P/1/115

Date: 1742

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Contains table.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 1 July 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/115
Earliest possible date
1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Joseph Nicholas De Lisle

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Joseph Nicholas De Lisle, Letter, 'Concerning the late comet' from Joseph Nicholas Lisle to John Bevis, 1742, L&P/1/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_115/letter-concerning-the-late-comet-from-joseph-nicholas-lisle-to-john-bevis, accessed on 13 March 2026

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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