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Paper, 'Observations de l'eclipse de la lune partielle du 30 Mai 1779 a Paris [Observations of the partial moon eclipse of May 30, 1779 in Paris' by Johann Wilhelm Wallot

Reference number: L&P/8/77

Date: 1784

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/8/77
Earliest possible date
1784
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
35 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Observations de l'eclipse de la lune partielle du 30 Mai 1779 a Paris [Observations of the partial moon eclipse of May 30, 1779 in Paris' by Johann Wilhelm Wallot, 1784, L&P/8/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_77/paper-observations-de-leclipse-de-la-lune-partielle-du-30-mai-1779-a-paris-observations-of-the-partial-moon-eclipse-of-may-30-1779-in-paris-by-johann-wilhelm-wallot, accessed on 03 October 2024

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