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Letter, 'On the comet of 11 February 1743' from Peter Carnabe to Lawson

Reference number: L&P/1/166

Date: 16 February 1742

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 24 February 1743.

Reference number
L&P/1/166
Earliest possible date
16 February 1742
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the comet of 11 February 1743' from Peter Carnabe to Lawson, 16 February 1742, L&P/1/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_166/letter-on-the-comet-of-11-february-1743-from-peter-carnabe-to-lawson, accessed on 30 November 2023

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