Letter, 'The transit of Mercury' from John Winthrop to Nathaniel Bliss
Reference number: L&P/5/141
Date: 20 June 1763

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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observation of the transit of Mercury over the Sun, October 25, 1743. In a letter to Professor Bliss, late Astronomer Royal and F. R. S. from John Winthrop, F. R. S. Professor of Astronomy in Cambridge, New England'
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- L&P/5/141
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- 20 June 1763
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Winthrop, Letter, 'The transit of Mercury' from John Winthrop to Nathaniel Bliss, 20 June 1763, L&P/5/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_141/letter-the-transit-of-mercury-from-john-winthrop-to-nathaniel-bliss, accessed on 12 February 2025
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LXVII. Observation of the transit of Mercury over the Sun, October 25, 1743. In a letter to Professor Bliss, late Astronomer Royal and F. R. S. from John Winthrop, F. R. S. Professor of Astronomy in Cambridge, New England External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1769
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0067
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