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Paper, 'Observations of Mercury on the Sun 5 November 1743' by Spinder

Reference number: L&P/1/222

Date: 1743

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/1/222
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1743
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Ink on paper
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7 pages
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Paper, 'Observations of Mercury on the Sun 5 November 1743' by Spinder, 1743, L&P/1/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_222/paper-observations-of-mercury-on-the-sun-5-november-1743-by-spinder, accessed on 09 February 2026

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