Letter, 'The transit of Venus observed at St Domingo' from Alexandre Gui Pingre to Nevil Maskelyne

Reference number: L&P/5/201

Date: 10 March 1770

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from M. Pingré, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, to the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, F. R. S'

Read 6 December 1770

Reference number: L&P/5/201
Earliest possible date: 10 March 1770
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 8 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Letter, 'The transit of Venus observed at St Domingo' from Alexandre Gui Pingre to Nevil Maskelyne, 10 March 1770, L&P/5/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_201/letter-the-transit-of-venus-observed-at-st-domingo-from-alexandre-gui-pingre-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 20 April 2026

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XL. A letter from M. Pingré, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, to the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1771

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1770.0043

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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P
Decade 5 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5

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