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Letter, 'Meridian and other observations of Mercury' from Nathaniel Pigott to unknown recipient

Reference number: L&P/7/201

Date: 04 January 1781

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 3 May 1781

Reference number
L&P/7/201
Earliest possible date
04 January 1781
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Nathaniel Pigott

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Nathaniel Pigott, Letter, 'Meridian and other observations of Mercury' from Nathaniel Pigott to unknown recipient, 04 January 1781, L&P/7/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_201/letter-meridian-and-other-observations-of-mercury-from-nathaniel-pigott-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 11 July 2025

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