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Letter, 'Lunar eclipse of 23 Dec 1749 and solar eclipse of 18 Jan 1750, observed at Rome' from Christopher Maire to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/2/30

Date: 14 January 1750

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. Christopher Maire to the President, containing observations made at Rome of the Eclipse of the Moon, Dec. 23. 1749; and of that of the Sun, Jan. 8. 1750'

Read 1 February 1750

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L&P/2/30
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14 January 1750
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Lunar eclipse of 23 Dec 1749 and solar eclipse of 18 Jan 1750, observed at Rome' from Christopher Maire to Martin Folkes, 14 January 1750, L&P/2/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_30/letter-lunar-eclipse-of-23-dec-1749-and-solar-eclipse-of-18-jan-1750-observed-at-rome-from-christopher-maire-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 01 December 2024

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