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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
Page extent
10 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Bevis

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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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