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Paper, 'Astronomical observations for 1767' by Charles Messier

Reference number: L&P/5/138

Date: 1769

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8 pages in French with 8 pages of English translation.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A series of astronomical observations made at the observatory of the marine at Paris, to wit, 1°. Observations of Jupiter's satellites in the years 1767 and 1768. 2°. Observations on the shadows of Jupiter's satellites. 3°. On the variation of the belts on the disc of that planet. 4°. Observation of a spot on the disc the 3d satellite. 5°. Observation of the belts of Saturn. 6°. Observation of the Moon's passage over the Pleiades, in 1767. 7°. Observation of a partial eclipse of the Moon'

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L&P/5/138
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1769
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Ink on paper
Page extent
16 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Astronomical observations for 1767' by Charles Messier, 1769, L&P/5/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_138/paper-astronomical-observations-for-1767-by-charles-messier, accessed on 14 May 2026

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