Letter, 'On the transits of Mercury of 31 October 1736 and 25 October 1743' from John Bevis to William Jones
Reference number: L&P/1/238
Date: 1743
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Four pages in Latin and six in English.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Epistola Johannis Bevis, M. D. ad Gul. Jones Armig. R. S. S. de Transitibus Mercurii sub sole, Oct. 31. 1736. & Oct. 25. 1743'
Read 15 December 1743.
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- L&P/1/238
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- 1743
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- Ink on paper
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- 10 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Bevis, Letter, 'On the transits of Mercury of 31 October 1736 and 25 October 1743' from John Bevis to William Jones, 1743, L&P/1/238, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_238/letter-on-the-transits-of-mercury-of-31-october-1736-and-25-october-1743-from-john-bevis-to-william-jones, accessed on 16 January 2025
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Date: 31st December 1743
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1742.0098
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