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Paper, 'Concerning the axial motion of the Moon' from James Ferguson to George Parker

Reference number: L&P/4/258

Date: 18 April 1765

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/4/258
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18 April 1765
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3 pages
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James Ferguson, Paper, 'Concerning the axial motion of the Moon' from James Ferguson to George Parker, 18 April 1765, L&P/4/258, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_258/paper-concerning-the-axial-motion-of-the-moon-from-james-ferguson-to-george-parker, accessed on 23 January 2025

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