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Letter, 'Of Algol and its variations' from John Goodricke to Shepherd

Reference number: L&P/8/28

Date: 12 May 1783

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/8/28
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12 May 1783
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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John Goodricke

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John Goodricke, Letter, 'Of Algol and its variations' from John Goodricke to Shepherd, 12 May 1783, L&P/8/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_28/letter-of-algol-and-its-variations-from-john-goodricke-to-shepherd, accessed on 15 May 2026

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