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Letter, 'Celestial phenomena' from John Hyacinth de Magellan to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/5/278

Date: 14 November 1771

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2 pages in French.

Subject: Meteorology

Read 20 February 1772

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L&P/5/278
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14 November 1771
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Hyacinth de Magellan

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John Hyacinth de Magellan, Letter, 'Celestial phenomena' from John Hyacinth de Magellan to Matthew Maty, 14 November 1771, L&P/5/278, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_278/letter-celestial-phenomena-from-john-hyacinth-de-magellan-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 16 March 2025

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