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Paper, 'Astronomical observations in the northern districts of North America' by Samuel Holland

Reference number: L&P/5/117

Date: 1769

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Astronomical observations made by Samuel Holland, Esquire, Surveyor-General of Lands for the Northern District of North-America; and others of his party'

Read 7 December 1769

Reference number
L&P/5/117
Earliest possible date
1769
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Astronomical observations in the northern districts of North America' by Samuel Holland, 1769, L&P/5/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_117/paper-astronomical-observations-in-the-northern-districts-of-north-america-by-samuel-holland, accessed on 18 May 2025

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