Letter, 'On the discovery of a comet' from Edward Pigott to John Hyacinth de Magellan
Reference number: L&P/8/45
Date: 22 November 1783
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Edward Pigott, Esq. to M. de Magellan, F.R.S; containing the discovery of a comet.'
Read 27 November 1783
- Reference number
- L&P/8/45
- Earliest possible date
- 22 November 1783
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Hyacinth de Magellan, Letter, 'On the discovery of a comet' from Edward Pigott to John Hyacinth de Magellan, 22 November 1783, L&P/8/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_45/letter-on-the-discovery-of-a-comet-from-edward-pigott-to-john-hyacinth-de-magellan, accessed on 18 September 2024
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V. Extract of a letter from Edward Pigott, Esq. to M. de Magellan, F.R.S; containing the discovery of a comet. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1784
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1784.0006
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Decade 8 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1782-1786 Reference number: L&P/8
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