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Paper, 'Of an astronomical instrument' by unknown author

Reference number: L&P/3/176

Date: 21 May 1756

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Subject: Astronomy/Engineering

Read 17 June 1756

Reference number
L&P/3/176
Earliest possible date
21 May 1756
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of an astronomical instrument' by unknown author, 21 May 1756, L&P/3/176, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_176/paper-of-an-astronomical-instrument-by-unknown-author, accessed on 13 November 2025

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