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Paper, 'Defectus solis observatio [The Sun's keeping] 13 Maii 1752' by John Chevalier

Reference number: L&P/2/431

Date: 1753

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 15 March 1753

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L&P/2/431
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1753
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Chevalier

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John Chevalier, Paper, 'Defectus solis observatio [The Sun's keeping] 13 Maii 1752' by John Chevalier, 1753, L&P/2/431, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_431/paper-defectus-solis-observatio-the-suns-keeping-13-maii-1752-by-john-chevalier, accessed on 13 February 2025

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