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Letter, 'On the transit of Venus' from Lionel Charlton to John Bevis

Reference number: L&P/5/104

Date: 04 June 1769

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/5/104
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04 June 1769
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the transit of Venus' from Lionel Charlton to John Bevis, 04 June 1769, L&P/5/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_104/letter-on-the-transit-of-venus-from-lionel-charlton-to-john-bevis, accessed on 19 January 2025

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