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Letter, 'The transit of Venus' from J Lorimerto the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/5/275

Date: 24 June 1769

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Contains attached figure.

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/5/275
Earliest possible date
24 June 1769
Physical description
Ink on paper and figure
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'The transit of Venus' from J Lorimerto the Royal Society, 24 June 1769, L&P/5/275, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_275/letter-the-transit-of-venus-from-j-lorimerto-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 July 2025

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