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Letter, 'On astronomical matters' from Paolo Frisi to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/4/144

Date: 18 January 1763

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3 pages in Italian and 3 pages in English.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 3 March 1763

Reference number
L&P/4/144
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18 January 1763
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Ink on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Paolo Frisi

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Paolo Frisi, Letter, 'On astronomical matters' from Paolo Frisi to the Royal Society, 18 January 1763, L&P/4/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_144/letter-on-astronomical-matters-from-paolo-frisi-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 October 2026

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