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Paper, 'A meteor seen at Bideford 5 December 1762' by B Donn

Reference number: L&P/4/155

Date: 05 December 1762

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 14 April 1763

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L&P/4/155
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05 December 1762
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Paper, 'A meteor seen at Bideford 5 December 1762' by B Donn, 05 December 1762, L&P/4/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_155/paper-a-meteor-seen-at-bideford-5-december-1762-by-b-donn, accessed on 20 June 2025

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