Letter, 'Account of the new comet (in French)' from Pierre Francois Andre Mechain to Nevil Maskelyne
Reference number: L&P/9/157
Date: 10 January 1790
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Subject: Astronomy
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- L&P/9/157
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- 10 January 1790
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- Ink on paper
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Pierre Francois Andre Mechain, Letter, 'Account of the new comet (in French)' from Pierre Francois Andre Mechain to Nevil Maskelyne, 10 January 1790, L&P/9/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_157/letter-account-of-the-new-comet-in-french-from-pierre-francois-andre-mechain-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 03 December 2024
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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Nevil Maskelyne
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