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Paper, 'Occultation of Saturn by the Moon' by unknown author

Reference number: L&P/6/82

Date: 02 January 1775

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/6/82
Earliest possible date
02 January 1775
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Occultation of Saturn by the Moon' by unknown author, 02 January 1775, L&P/6/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_82/paper-occultation-of-saturn-by-the-moon-by-unknown-author, accessed on 12 May 2025

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