Paper, 'The transit of Venus of 6 June 1761 and of 3 June 1769' by Samuel Dunn
Reference number: L&P/5/157
Date: 03 June 1769
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A determination of the exact moments of time when the planet Venus was at external and internal contact with the Sun's limb, in the transits of June 6th, 1761, and June 3d, 1769, By Samuel Dunn'
Read 22 February 1770
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- L&P/5/157
- Earliest possible date
- 03 June 1769
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- Ink on paper
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- 7 pages
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- Manuscript
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Paper, 'The transit of Venus of 6 June 1761 and of 3 June 1769' by Samuel Dunn, 03 June 1769, L&P/5/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_157/paper-the-transit-of-venus-of-6-june-1761-and-of-3-june-1769-by-samuel-dunn, accessed on 12 May 2025
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