Paper, 'The parallax and magnitude of fixed stars calculated from the quantity of their light' by John Michell
Reference number: L&P/4/391
Date: 1767
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An inquiry into the probable parallax, and magnitude of the fixed stars, from the quantity of light which they afford us, and the particular circumstances of their situation, by the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S'
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John Michell, Paper, 'The parallax and magnitude of fixed stars calculated from the quantity of their light' by John Michell, 1767, L&P/4/391, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_391/paper-the-parallax-and-magnitude-of-fixed-stars-calculated-from-the-quantity-of-their-light-by-john-michell, accessed on 19 May 2025
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XXVII. An inquiry into the probable parallax, and magnitude of the fixed stars, from the quantity of light which they afford us, and the particular circumstances of their situation, by the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1767
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1767.0028
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Decade 4 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1760-1767 Reference number: L&P/4
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