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Paper, 'Of Scarson's artificial horizon' by unknown author

Reference number: L&P/1/237

Date: 1743

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Contains a table.

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/1/237
Earliest possible date
1743
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of Scarson's artificial horizon' by unknown author, 1743, L&P/1/237, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_237/paper-of-scarsons-artificial-horizon-by-unknown-author, accessed on 24 April 2025

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