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2 pages in English, 1 pages in French and 5 pages in Latin.

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/6/236
Earliest possible date
07 April 1776
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
9 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Nathaniel Matthew Wolf

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Nathaniel Matthew Wolf, Letter, 'Astronomical observations' from Nathaniel Matthew Wolf to John Hyacinth de Magellan, 07 April 1776, L&P/6/236, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_236/letter-astronomical-observations-from-nathaniel-matthew-wolf-to-john-hyacinth-de-magellan, accessed on 15 June 2025

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