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Letter, 'Observations on the late comet' from J D Pearse to Joseph Planta

Reference number: L&P/8/141

Date: 08 April 1784

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/8/141
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08 April 1784
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Ink on paper
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Observations on the late comet' from J D Pearse to Joseph Planta, 08 April 1784, L&P/8/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_141/letter-observations-on-the-late-comet-from-j-d-pearse-to-joseph-planta, accessed on 02 December 2024

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