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Letter, 'Concerning papers on the transit of Venus, from Pekin [Beijing]' from Louis Cipolla to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/6/198

Date: 12 December 1772

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/6/198
Earliest possible date
12 December 1772
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Concerning papers on the transit of Venus, from Pekin [Beijing]' from Louis Cipolla to the Royal Society, 12 December 1772, L&P/6/198, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_198/letter-concerning-papers-on-the-transit-of-venus-from-pekin-beijing-from-louis-cipolla-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 13 January 2025

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