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Paper, 'Of the comet' by Theodorick Klinkenbergh

Reference number: L&P/1/254

Date: 15 December 1743

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Letter and two plates.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 2 February 1744

Reference number
L&P/1/254
Earliest possible date
15 December 1743
Physical description
Ink on paper with two plates
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of the comet' by Theodorick Klinkenbergh, 15 December 1743, L&P/1/254, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_254/paper-of-the-comet-by-theodorick-klinkenbergh, accessed on 20 June 2025

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