Letters and illustrations, 'On the comet of 1741' from Thomas Wright to James Theobald
Reference number: L&P/1/65b
Date: 11 March 1742
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Letters, with two folded sheets representing a graphical construction of the comet's geocentric orbit.
Subject: Astronomy
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- Reference number
- L&P/1/65b
- Earliest possible date
- 11 March 1742
- Physical description
- Ink on paper and plate
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letters and illustrations, 'On the comet of 1741' from Thomas Wright to James Theobald, 11 March 1742, L&P/1/65b, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_65b/letters-and-illustrations-on-the-comet-of-1741-from-thomas-wright-to-james-theobald, accessed on 11 November 2025
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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P -
Decade 1 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1746 Reference number: L&P/1
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James Theobald
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Dates: 1741 - 1806
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