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Letter, 'Of the comet of 28 December 1742' from George Lloyd to Daniel Wray

Reference number: L&P/1/246

Date: 1743

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 12 January 1743

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L&P/1/246
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1743
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Lloyd

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George Lloyd, Letter, 'Of the comet of 28 December 1742' from George Lloyd to Daniel Wray, 1743, L&P/1/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_246/letter-of-the-comet-of-28-december-1742-from-george-lloyd-to-daniel-wray, accessed on 15 March 2025

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