Letter, 'Astronomical observations' from Christian Mayer to James Douglas
Reference number: L&P/4/213
Date: 03 May 1764

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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the transit of Venus: In a letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Secret. R. S. from Christian Mayer, S. J. Translated from the Latin by James Parsons, M. D'
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- L&P/4/213
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- 03 May 1764
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- 7 pages
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- Manuscript
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Christian Mayer, Letter, 'Astronomical observations' from Christian Mayer to James Douglas, 03 May 1764, L&P/4/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_213/letter-astronomical-observations-from-christian-mayer-to-james-douglas, accessed on 08 February 2025
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XXIX. An account of the transit of Venus: In a letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Secret. R. S. from Christian Mayer, S. J. Translated from the Latin by James Parsons, M. D External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1764
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1764.0030
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