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Letters, 'Astronomical observations at Peking' from Theodoricus Pedrini and Antonius Gogeisl [Anton Gogeisl] to John Hodgson

Reference number: L&P/1/153

Date: 08 November 1742

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8 pages in Latin and 6 pages in English.
Anton Gogeisl or [ 鮑友管 / 鲍友管 ] was a German Jesuit missionary who led a mission to China and served as Assistant Director at the Beijing Observatory for 26 years.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 27 January 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/153
Earliest possible date
08 November 1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
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Manuscript

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Letters, 'Astronomical observations at Peking' from Theodoricus Pedrini and Antonius Gogeisl [Anton Gogeisl] to John Hodgson, 08 November 1742, L&P/1/153, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_153/letters-astronomical-observations-at-peking-from-theodoricus-pedrini-and-antonius-gogeisl-anton-gogeisl-to-john-hodgson, accessed on 12 May 2025

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