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Paper, 'Of the eclipse of the Sun of 1 April 1764 and of telescope glasses' by John Bevis

Reference number: L&P/4/215

Date: 16 April 1764

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations on the eclipse of the Sun at Chatham, April 1, 1764, by My. Mungo Murray: Communicated to Joseph Salvadore, Esq; F. R. S. in a letter from Dr. John Bevis'

Read 24 May 1764

Reference number
L&P/4/215
Earliest possible date
16 April 1764
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Bevis

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John Bevis, Paper, 'Of the eclipse of the Sun of 1 April 1764 and of telescope glasses' by John Bevis, 16 April 1764, L&P/4/215, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_215/paper-of-the-eclipse-of-the-sun-of-1-april-1764-and-of-telescope-glasses-by-john-bevis, accessed on 15 February 2026

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