Paper, 'The eclipse of the Moon of June 8 1750' by James Short and John Catlin
Reference number: L&P/2/173
Date: 1750
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the eclipse of the moon, June 8, 1750. observed in Surry-Street in the Strand; by Mr. John Catlin and Mr. James Short, F. R. S. likewise an observation determining the longitude of Kingston in Jamaica'
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- L&P/2/173
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- 1750
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Short, Paper, 'The eclipse of the Moon of June 8 1750' by James Short and John Catlin, 1750, L&P/2/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_173/paper-the-eclipse-of-the-moon-of-june-8-1750-by-james-short-and-john-catlin, accessed on 19 July 2025
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Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0099
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Decade 2 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1749-1755 Reference number: L&P/2
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