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Paper, 'A new method for taking the place of the Moon' by Samuel Dunn

Reference number: L&P/4/81

Date: 1761

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Contains figures and tables.

Subject: Astronomy

Read 28 May 1761

Reference number
L&P/4/81
Earliest possible date
1761
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A new method for taking the place of the Moon' by Samuel Dunn, 1761, L&P/4/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_81/paper-a-new-method-for-taking-the-place-of-the-moon-by-samuel-dunn, accessed on 17 July 2026

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