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Paper, 'A meteor observed at Windsor 28 August 1783' by Tiberius Cavallo

Reference number: L&P/8/50

Date: 21 August 1783

Description

Contains one plate.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Description of a meteor, observed Aug. 18, 1783'

Read 15 January 1784

Reference number
L&P/8/50
Earliest possible date
21 August 1783
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Tiberius Cavallo

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Tiberius Cavallo, Paper, 'A meteor observed at Windsor 28 August 1783' by Tiberius Cavallo, 21 August 1783, L&P/8/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_50/paper-a-meteor-observed-at-windsor-28-august-1783-by-tiberius-cavallo, accessed on 09 December 2024

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