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Letter, 'On the comet of 1741' from Nicholaas Willem Kops to John van Rixtel

Reference number: L&P/1/65a

Date: 06 March 1741

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One page in Dutch with 1 page of English translation signed 'Adrian Spinder'

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/1/65a
Earliest possible date
06 March 1741
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the comet of 1741' from Nicholaas Willem Kops to John van Rixtel, 06 March 1741, L&P/1/65a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_65a/letter-on-the-comet-of-1741-from-nicholaas-willem-kops-to-john-van-rixtel, accessed on 13 November 2024

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