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Paper, 'The moon does not spin' by William Gardiner

Reference number: L&P/5/281

Date: 17 February 1772

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/5/281
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17 February 1772
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'The moon does not spin' by William Gardiner, 17 February 1772, L&P/5/281, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_281/paper-the-moon-does-not-spin-by-william-gardiner, accessed on 20 July 2025

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