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Letter, 'On his book given to the Royal Society; new table of the Moon' from A C Clairault to John Bevis

Reference number: L&P/4/265

Date: 10 April 1765

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/4/265
Earliest possible date
10 April 1765
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Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On his book given to the Royal Society; new table of the Moon' from A C Clairault to John Bevis, 10 April 1765, L&P/4/265, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_265/letter-on-his-book-given-to-the-royal-society-new-table-of-the-moon-from-a-c-clairault-to-john-bevis, accessed on 17 April 2025

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    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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