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Paper, 'Observations of the lunar eclipse of 17 March at Liverpool' by James Ferguson

Reference number: L&P/4/205

Date: 02 April 1764

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations on the eclipse of the sun, April 1, 1764: In a letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. from Mr. James Ferguson, F. R. S'

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L&P/4/205
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02 April 1764
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Ferguson

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James Ferguson, Paper, 'Observations of the lunar eclipse of 17 March at Liverpool' by James Ferguson, 02 April 1764, L&P/4/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_205/paper-observations-of-the-lunar-eclipse-of-17-march-at-liverpool-by-james-ferguson, accessed on 21 June 2025

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