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Letter, 'Of the late transit of Venus, with observations from Six, Ridout and Dean' from W D Brych to Charles Morton

Reference number: L&P/5/102

Date: 06 May 1759

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 8 June 1769

Reference number
L&P/5/102
Earliest possible date
06 May 1759
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of the late transit of Venus, with observations from Six, Ridout and Dean' from W D Brych to Charles Morton, 06 May 1759, L&P/5/102, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_102/letter-of-the-late-transit-of-venus-with-observations-from-six-ridout-and-dean-from-w-d-brych-to-charles-morton, accessed on 25 March 2025

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