Letter, 'Of the second comet of 1766 - ephemeris calculates for May and June' from Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan and Charles Messier to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/4/329

Date: 12 May 1766

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4 pages in French, with one page in English.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 15 May 1766

Reference number: L&P/4/329
Earliest possible date: 12 May 1766
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 5 pages
Format: Manuscript

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John Hyacinth de Magellan

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Charles Messier

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John Hyacinth de Magellan, Charles Messier, Letter, 'Of the second comet of 1766 - ephemeris calculates for May and June' from Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan and Charles Messier to Matthew Maty, 12 May 1766, L&P/4/329, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_329/letter-of-the-second-comet-of-1766-ephemeris-calculates-for-may-and-june-from-jean-hyacinthe-de-magellan-and-charles-messier-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 23 June 2025

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