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Paper, 'Of a meteor seen on Sunday 27 May 1744' by Zachary Cradock

Reference number: L&P/1/298

Date: 1744

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Contain small figure.

Subejct: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as The appearance of a fiery meteor, as seen by Mr. Cradock, communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S

Read 7 June 1744

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L&P/1/298
Earliest possible date
1744
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of a meteor seen on Sunday 27 May 1744' by Zachary Cradock, 1744, L&P/1/298, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_298/paper-of-a-meteor-seen-on-sunday-27-may-1744-by-zachary-cradock, accessed on 16 March 2026

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