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Letter, 'Of a strange appearance in the northern sky' from Isaac Gray to Templeman

Reference number: L&P/4/234

Date: 29 August 1764

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Contains figure.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 22 November 1764

Reference number
L&P/4/234
Earliest possible date
29 August 1764
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a strange appearance in the northern sky' from Isaac Gray to Templeman, 29 August 1764, L&P/4/234, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_234/letter-of-a-strange-appearance-in-the-northern-sky-from-isaac-gray-to-templeman, accessed on 15 May 2026

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