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Paper, 'Astronomical observations made at Chislehurst' by Francis Wollaston

Reference number: L&P/5/326

Date: 10 November 1772

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Subejct: Astronomy

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L&P/5/326
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10 November 1772
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Ink on paper
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11 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Wollaston

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Francis Wollaston, Paper, 'Astronomical observations made at Chislehurst' by Francis Wollaston, 10 November 1772, L&P/5/326, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_326/paper-astronomical-observations-made-at-chislehurst-by-francis-wollaston, accessed on 25 June 2025

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