Letter, 'Of a new comet' from Charles Messier to J H Magalhaens

Reference number: L&P/5/209

Date: 1771

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of two letters from M. Messier, of the Royal academy of Sciences, and F. R. S. to M. de Magalhaens, on a new comet: Translated by Dr. Bevis, F. R. S'

Read 24 January 1771

Reference number: L&P/5/209
Earliest possible date: 1771
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 6 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Charles Messier

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Charles Messier, Letter, 'Of a new comet' from Charles Messier to J H Magalhaens, 1771, L&P/5/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_209/letter-of-a-new-comet-from-charles-messier-to-j-h-magalhaens, accessed on 10 April 2026

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XIII. Extract of two letters from M. Messier, of the Royal academy of Sciences, and F. R. S. to M. de Magalhaens, on a new comet: Translated by Dr. Bevis, F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1771

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1771.0013

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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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