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Letter, 'Concerning the death of Dr Bradley on 13 July 1762' from Daniel Lysons to George Parker

Reference number: L&P/4/126

Date: 24 November 1762

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Subject: Correspondence

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the case of the late Rev. James Bradley, D. D. Astronomer Royal: in a letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of R. S. from Daniel Lysons, M. D'

Read 16 December 1762

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L&P/4/126
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24 November 1762
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Daniel Lysons

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Daniel Lysons, Letter, 'Concerning the death of Dr Bradley on 13 July 1762' from Daniel Lysons to George Parker, 24 November 1762, L&P/4/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_126/letter-concerning-the-death-of-dr-bradley-on-13-july-1762-from-daniel-lysons-to-george-parker, accessed on 17 January 2025

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