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Paper, 'Eclipse of the Moon on 21 Nov 1751' by James Short

Reference number: L&P/2/246

Date: 1751

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the eclipse of the moon, which happened Nov. 21, 1751; observed by Mr. James Short, F. R. S. in Surry-street'

Read 19 December 1751

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L&P/2/246
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1751
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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James Short

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James Short, Paper, 'Eclipse of the Moon on 21 Nov 1751' by James Short, 1751, L&P/2/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_246/paper-eclipse-of-the-moon-on-21-nov-1751-by-james-short, accessed on 24 January 2025

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